That, really. Clearly, there will be people who own a home, who are trying to buy a home, he will be looking closely at these figures. We got the average house price now at about £285,000 across the uk. But thatis about £285,000 across the uk. But that is on average for the whole of the uk. 0bviously, that is on average for the whole of the uk. Obviously, the Housing Market is very much a local thing, really. You look at house prices in specific areas, and that is where we have seen a variant pace of house price falls. Have seen a variant pace of House Price Falle have seen a variant pace of house price falls. Why are we seeing this dro . We price falls. Why are we seeing this drop . We mentioned price falls. Why are we seeing this drop . We mentioned that price falls. Why are we seeing this l drop . We mentioned that Borrowing Costs are increasing, is it simply that or are there lots of elements in play here . That or are there lots of elements in la here . ,. , in play here . Certainly we have seen borrowin in play here . Certainly we have seen Borrowing Costs in play here . Certainly we have seen Borrowing Costs rise. In play here . Certainly we have seen Borrowing Costs rise. Anyone in play here . Certainly we have seen Borrowing Costs rise. Anyone paying| Borrowing Costs rise. Anyone paying a mortgage are looking to get a mortgage will be thinking it is considerably more expensive than it has been over the last decade or so. It also, we are comparing herewith a year ago, and that is as we came to the end of a big rise in house prices as we saw through the pandemic, people searching for space, both inside and outside. There was a rise in house prices then. There is a comparison with that. On a regional basis, we are seeing every region in the uk except for the west midlands, which had unchanged house prices, but every other region saw house prices fall. As you mentioned earlier, there was a difference in pace in the south east of england, at 3. 9 fall. That is the equivalent of about £15,500 off the average house price over the course of a year. Another interesting point to note is this activity from First Time Buyers. Yes, they are finding it difficult, yes they are looking for smaller homes, but they are still searching for homes and still buying to a degree and that the halifax says means that the Housing Market in general has been pretty resilient, despite pretty tough wider economic conditions. That is one to watch, whether there is a change in trend there are a little bit of First Time Buyers still active but looking for something a bit smaller, maybe moving areas to somewhere a bit cheaper. Moving areas to somewhere a bit chea er. , ~ moving areas to somewhere a bit chea er. ,. , families of people with complex medical needs are warning the nhs system that funds their home care is struggling to provide adequate support. The bbc has been following 24 year old Declan Spencer for ten months, witnessing how the repeated breakdown of his care has left his mother having to provide it by herself 2a hours a day. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has their story. Been doing this since he was a child, you know . And im burning out, but no one actually seems to care. This is the reality of home life for 24 year old declan and his mother, alex. He has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy a muscle wasting condition. Day and night are filled with medication, ventilator checks, physio and the care that keeps him alive. Its made, like, my chest and my lungs weak and my heart. So i have to wear. More often i have to wear my ventilator now. Im in the middle of something. They also face a constant struggle to Find Care Staff to help. Alex has been keeping a video diary for us since last october. Ive been looking after dec all day because hes still getting over pneumonia. Its been go, go, go, go, go. Im absolutely shattered. At 3 00, we had to do more chest physio. 5 00, we had to do more chest physio. 8 00, started put his neb on and then had to, um. Sorry, im knackered. Declans care is paid for by the nhs under a scheme known as continuing health care. It funds him for support at nearly £19 an hour, but his mum says it can cost up to £80 an hour for the Skilled Nursing care he increasingly needs. And with a fixed budget, it means they get fewer hours of help. At times, alex has gone 60 hours without sleep. Ive now got to do the rest of the night, Get Declan Up in the morning. Then im going to have to look after declan all day tomorrow. You have to do it yourself, to the point theyve had me where ive ended up saying, ok, you win, youre going to have to put him into care, because i physically cannot do this any more. And then theyve told me that there actually isnt any Residential Care suitable. When they do Find Care Staff, they often dont stay long. Putting trust in new people is so difficult when a lot of them clearly dont know want theyre doing. Nhs spending on this sort of home based care has risen significantly in the last four years, but experts say increasing demand, more complex medical needs and rising costs mean more patients say they arent getting enough support. Dan harber runs an nhs funded helpline that advises people on continuing health care. We have been receiving more and more calls from people who just sound incredibly desperate, upset, stressed, exhausted because the care package isnt working for them and they are struggling to get anybody to listen to them. Declans local nhs says it ensures a patient� S Health Care needs are met but cant always commission the support a family would prefer. Even so, over the months of alexs video diaries, her absolute exhaustion is at times painfully clear. When i fall asleep, how do i realise hes still breathing . Im not stupid. I could see him getting weaker in front of me. The government says it is putting billions of pounds extra into health and social care, including for the recruitment and retention of staff. Clever boy. In may this year, alex and declan were told he only has months to live. Both are determined to make the most of that time. Within 2a hours of getting that prognosis, i was, what are we going to do . How are we going to make this amazing . Ive not got as long as i was hoping for with a life. I want to get up and live my life to the fullest. Allison holt, bbc news. Parking and recycling are often the subject of neighbourly debates, but in goole in east yorkshire, the talk of the town is Salt And Pepper. Theyre the nicknames of the two water towers which have framed the skyline for more than 100 years, but which is which . No one can agree. Philip norton reports. Its the question on everybody� s lips. There are quite a few older people who think that the red one is the salt. The younger people tend to think its the other way round. I was speaking to my parents and they are split. It has created debate in goole and right around the world. We were interviewed by abc radio in australia about it. The only problem is that no one could agree which one should be the salt and which one should be the pepper. The towns Civic Society had the idea of making commemorative Salt And Pepper pots for the towns bicentenary. But the answer to which of gooles towers was which needed shaking out. We were discussing this and we said, right, which one is which, then . Because obviously salt has one hole and pepper has more than one hole. The first tower was built in 1885 and, when goole grew, the bigger water tower was needed. Seen here being built in 1926, the builders even had a quick way down. We filmed its restoration ten years ago. Pauljarvis used to look after the towers when he worked for yorkshire water. We had pumps in there and they were failing and if i remember rightly all we had was a 6 inch scaffold pole and we used to have this thing to run again and go and get water again. What do you think about all these people who say, well, the salt pot when you go to a cafe is always the tall thin one, and the pepper one has got more holes on the top so its the big fat one . I dont think it matters. Literally. Because that is the pepper pot and the pepper pot has one hole in the top and its thin, and the salt pot has several holes in the top so it has to be bigger. Well, lets try and settle this once and for all in the shadow of the towers. This is gails cafe. Gail, show me the Salt And Pepper pots. There you go. Which one is which out there . White salt, brown pepper. White is the pepper and brown the salt. The salt maybe is the first and the pepper is maybe on the back. Salt is white so it should be the white one. Pepper is red so its the red one. Easy. Does it matter . Well, it seems to. More than 300 people voted at a park fun day this weekend and there has been a whole raft of comedy memes online. So lets go back to a man who should know. I dont know when the debate started. Im 70 years old now and its always been pepper pot, salt pot. It is a spicy debate, perhaps best taken with a pinch of salt. Philip norton, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Hello there. For a time this week the weather is set to feel a little bit more summer like than it has of late. Already looking like summer for this Weather Watcher in hertfordshire. We are going to see some drier and warmer weather developing this week, but perhaps only for a short time. 0n the Satellite Picture you can see this big swirl of cloud, a potent storm system currently battering parts of northern europe. Thats going to get a little bit closer, close enough to strengthen the winds across the far north east of scotland, particularly shetland. Quite windy here over the next few days. Then, at the other end of the uk, weve got this zone of cloud and some patchy rain starting to push in across the far south west of england, the far west of wales. Turning quite misty and murky for some coasts and hills and overnight it will push that cloudy, damp and murky weather a little bit further eastwards across southern areas. Further north, some clear spells. That strengthening wind in the north east of scotland. Turning really quite chilly again for a good part of Scotland Down IntoNorthern England, whereas further south, with more cloud, with splashes of rain, not as chilly. In fact, turning quite humid as this Frontal System rolls its way in into tomorrow. So thats going to bring a zone of cloud, some outbreaks of patchy rain, some mist and murk around some of the coasts and up over the hills. But from Northern England into Northern Ireland and scotland we will get to see some sunshine. Scattered showers in the north east of scotland, where it will be turning increasingly windy. Wind gusts of 50mph or more affecting parts of shetland. That Wind Direction not particularly warm, so just 12 degrees for lerwick. More generally, 17 to 20 degrees. Into wednesday, well, increasingly humid air spreading from the south west. With it quite a lot of cloud, some mist and murk and bits and pieces of rain and drizzle. Some sunny spells, as well. The best of the sunshine across a good part of scotland. Still windy and chilly in shetland, 12 degrees here, but further south highs of 24. Thursday looks warmer still. All of us just about getting into this southerly wind, lifting temperatures into the middle 20 celsius, maybe 27 in parts of south east england. Notice it will always stay that bit chillier in the far north east of scotland. Where we do see that warmth, it probably wont last all that long. A Frontal System will push eastwards during friday, turning things cooler and more unsettled again into the weekend. Live from london, this is bbc news. The first Asylum Seekers to be housed on a barge off the south coast of england have begun arriving on board. These are live pictures from the barge in dorset Officials Say itll house up to 500 men. Jubilation for england fans as the lionesses beat nigeria on penalties at the womens world cup putting them through to the quarterfinals. And World Cup Co Hosts Australia have beaten denmark 2 0. The uk government unveils a new Vaccine Research facility, where experts prepare for what theyre calling disease x. Hello, i m lucy hockings