London - The remains of a bear believed to be up to 40,000 years old have been recovered from a cave in Scotland, scientists said Monday.

The animal's skeleton was brought to the surface after a 12-year operation to unblock the entrance to the stream cave in Sutherland, where it was found by divers in 1995.

Experts from the Grampian Speleological Group removed the skeleton at the end of June using cases to protect the bones as they were carried through narrow passageways to the surface.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) said it was the first time that such a complete bear skeleton has been found in Scotland.

London - The wreck of a World War I German submarine buried in the English Channel between Britain and France since 1918 has been moved to deeper waters to prevent it posing a risk to large vessels passing overhead, it was revealed Monday.

The UB38 U-boat which had lain undisturbed off the coast of Dover, southern Britain, was moved earlier this month because of growing concern over the increasingly deep draught of modern vessels navigating the English Channel, one of the world's busiest waterways.

London, July 28 : The Polish government has decided against letting scientists conduct a DNA test on the heart of the great 19th century composer Frederic Chopin.

Chopin''s heart has been kept in a jar sealed inside a pillar at Warsaw''s Holy Cross Church, just like a religious artefact, since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at the age of 39.

Now, scientists want to remove his heart for DNA analysis to probe if he died from cystic fibrosis, instead of tuberculosis, as his death certificate states.

However, the government has decided that it would be inappropriate to disturb the remains.

The only time the heart had been removed was for safekeeping during the Second World War.

London, July 28 : Super Mario Bros has been voted ''Greatest Computer Game Ever'' in a new poll of 2,000 gamers.

In the game, brothers Mario and Luigi try to conquer the Mushroom Kingdom in a bid to save Princess Peach.

Pac-Man, which was released in 1980, came second in the poll, conducted by www. onepoll. com.

Third place went to another game from the 1980s; Tetris, while The Sims Stood fourth.

Rounding off the top five was Sonic the Hedgehog.

London - A huge fire Monday threatened to destroy a landmark pier in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in south-west Britain, rescue services said.

London - India's Tata Motors group, which owns British luxury car maker Jaguar and Land Rover, has said it plans to revive the super-luxury Daimler brand to appeal to wealthy customers from Asia, Russia and the Middle East.

Ratan Tata, head of the Indian conglomerate, has told investors of his plan to resurrect the Daimler marque in direct competition with luxury brands Bentley and Rolls-Royce, Britain's Times newspaper reported Monday.

Tata had earmarked 1 billion pounds (2 billion dollars) to develop new models at its British-based manufacturers, the report said.