1) The world's oldest bear is 96 years old, and is worth £100,000 ... the first teddy bear was created by Richard Steiff, a bear-admirer working in his Aunt Margarete's toy factory.

A pair of Steiff teddy bears which had to be X-rayed by a vet ... and said for some years the bears "had been confined to an old trunk", the auction house said. Auctioneer Chris Albury said ...

The 116-year-old bear was first gifted to a boy in Birmingham ... Now dressed in a homemade uniform, complete with sword and pistol, the Steiff bear was meant to 'soften the blow' of parting ...

He revealed: "I've been working in the world of antiques for some 36 years and I've handled many amazing items in that time but I have never handled a black Steiff bear like this so this is a real ...