Jailed British-Egyptian activist admitted to hospital

Egypt’s leading pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been admitted to hospital (Nariman El-Mofty/AP)

A British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist who is on hunger and water strike has been admitted to hospital amid growing concerns about his health, his family said.

Mona Seif, the sister of Alaa Abdel-Fattah, said that prison officials told her “medical intervention” has been initiated.