HAS Pope Francis fudged his response to the first real test of his papacy? Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, Bishop of Limburg — dubbed the “Bishop of Bling” by the German media — appears to have got off lightly after splurging €31m on a luxurious new home.

The beauty of a river cruise, even a three-day one, is that you get to see everything various cities have to offer and, as Hilary Fennell discovered, you only need to unpack once