three months of his life. in a statement, bradley manor care home offered its condolences and apologised to mr 0 neill s family. it said the well being of its residents was its main focus and that it had already implemented a number of changes to address the shortfalls identified by the report. i look at a grave now and this system really did let my grandfather down, so i feel we need to review this to make sure that nothing like this happens again to any other family out there. northern ireland is still the only part of the uk without specific adult safeguarding legislation. niall mccracken, bbc news. new figures show house prices have fallen by 1% compared to a year ago. it s the first drop since 2012. britain s biggest mortgage lender, the halifax, says rising borrowing costs are knocking confidence. 0ur cost of living correspondent kevin peachey is here. kevin, first fall in more than a decade, a big moment?-
a generation of children could be left behind. elaine dunkley, bbc news. pope francis is to have surgery for an abdominal hernia in rome later today. the vatican says his medical team had decided surgery was required and it is expected he will be in hospital for the next few days. concerns are being raised about the treatment of vulnerable adults in care in northern ireland. the safeguarding system is meant to protect those at risk of abuse, exploitation or neglect, but northern ireland s public service watchdog says it is not fit for purpose. this comes as details have emerged of a dementia patient who hadn t showered for three months and was found wrapping a cord round his neck. niall mccracken has that story. # watch that scene, digging the dancing queen. stanley 0 neill was diagnosed with dementia when he was in his 70s. his family reluctantly placed him into care when he became unable to cope at home, and he would have a number