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 The family of jailed British-Egyptian pro- democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been on hunger strike, say they have been informed he has "undergone a medical intervention". They said officials at Egypt's Wadi al-Natroun prison had told his mother, Laila Soueif, that it took place "with the knowledge of a judicial authority". Later, his lawyer said his request to visit the prison had been granted. Abdel Fattah, 40, escalated his hunger strike on Sunday by refusing water. He began a partial strike seven months ago, consuming a maximum of 100 calories a day, in a bid to pressure Egyptian authorities to allow British diplomats to visit him. With authorities continuing to refuse consular access and even acknowledge his British citizenship, he told his family in a letter that he would only drink water until the COP27 climate conference opened in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday, and then stop even that. On Wednesday, after three day...