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Cecil is Mr Green's daily driver and has a crane and winch attachment for picking up plastic waste from the coast which Clean Ocean Sailing collects for recycling.The trip to Wolfsburg was a dream for Mr Green, who has nurtured the campervan to its amazing mileage, and the journey was being filmed by The Travel Show for BBC News.

But a fan switch next to a new radiator was destroyed by hot exhaust fumes and the engine overheated, leading to the gasket failure and a ride back to Gweek on a pick-up truck."Usually when he breaks down it's because a chip has got caught in a pipe," said Mr Green."At least everyone's safe. Cecil is back in Gweek now, I'm putting him in the workshop in a minute.

"I'm going to take the cylinder head off, have it machined, and check for cracks and put them all back together again."He said he was planning another trip, with his family coming along for the ride.

"This time was a bit of a hurry and as left my six-year-old Simon was cuddling him and saying goodbye to Cecil, and asking if he could come.

"It was actually really quite emotional and it feels like Cecil decided not to go this time, because he wanted his family to go with him."In his talk of "building bridges" and people globally being "one people" he evoked echoes of Pope Francis and also talked of unity at its fullest.

In these early days, his past will be heavily scrutinised. His political views examined, his track record on dealing with abuse dissected, and his comments over the years on social issues charted.Much of this is already in the public domain so it can only be assumed that the cardinal electors felt there was nothing of enough consequence to impair his ability to lead the Catholic Church and be the global moral voice they were looking for.

Huge challenges lie ahead. But with resolution after just four conclave votes, he starts out with a strong mandate from the men he will need the most through his papacy.Job vacancies have fallen to the lowest level in nearly four years, suggesting demand for workers is weakening as employment costs grow.