Pope's flat goes on eBay for 70p

First it was his old VW Golf - now Pope Benedict XVI's flat has been put up for sale on eBay.

The apartment on Wurzerstrasse in Bonn, Germany, has a starting price of just 70p and has been advertised as 'the property with religious history'.

The newly-elected Pope stayed there between 1959 and 1963 while teaching theology at the city's university.

At the time he was known simply as Joseph Ratzinger, Doctor of Theology - as proved by the page from the old telephone directory attached to the advert.

Interest in Mr Ratzinger's former possessions has reached fever pitch in Germany since he succeeded Pope John Paul II last month.

His old Golf made owner Benjamin Halbe, 21, £130,000 when it was auctioned on eBay a few weeks ago.