Scots divers who helped recover the bodies of dead crewmen from the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk will today be honoured by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A team of divers was today expected to begin preparation work on raising the wreck of the stricken Russian nuclear submarine Kursk, which sank last year with the loss of 118 lives.

An international team which hopes to raise the Russian nuclear submarine the Kursk today arrived at the wreck site in the Barents Sea.

The international team aiming to raise sunken Russian nuclear submarine the Kursk was today due to arrive at the wreck site in the Barents Sea.