Mass grave found in Gaza as locals say some bodies were stripped with hands tied

[ The top UN official for human rights has said he is “horrified” by the discovery of a mass grave at a hospital in south Gaza, with Palestinian sources reporting that some of the dead may have been executed. At least 283 bodies have been found at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis this week after … Read more

Inside Athens’ most interesting neighbourhood, Exarchia

[ The way in which the Greek capital unfurls like an uneven carpet is quite something. I’m standing at the city’s highest point, the 277m summit of Lycabettus Hill. Below, Athens’ sprawl of Tetris-style apartments, flat white roofs and olive groves fans out towards the shimmer of the Aegean, via the mighty Acropolis. Read Next … Read more

More than 86,000 NHS appointments cancelled due to latest junior doctors’ strike

[ More than 86,000 appointments in England were cancelled because of last week’s junior doctors strike and a walkout by hospital dental trainees, according to NHS figures. Data released on Wednesday shows 86,329 inpatient and outpatient appointments were rescheduled due to the latest round of walkouts in the pay dispute. The total number is likely … Read more