Whether it is down to Hollywood blockbusters or Scooby Doo, our fascination with Egyptian mummies has lasted for more than 200 years.

The British Museum uses medical technology to reveal secrets of the ancient Egyptians, including their high cholesterol levels.
Now the latest generation of CT scanners - normally used to check living patients - have been used by the British Museum, in London, to shed new light on one of its most popular collections.

The findings show we share rather more with the ancient Egyptians than you might expect, including high cholesterol levels and agonising toothache.

Eight of the museum's mummies have been virtually unwrapped - revealing secrets they took to the grave thousands of years ago.