Italian scientists have conducted a series of advanced experiments which, they claim, show that the marks on the Shroud of Turin - purportedly left by the imprint of Christ's body- could not possibly have been faked with technology that was available in the medieval period.
The research will be an early Christmas present for shroud believers, but is likely to be greeted with scepticism by those who doubt that the sepia-coloured, 14ft-long cloth dates from Christ's crucifixion 2,000 years ago.
