Councils face 'uphill struggle' to be ready for local elections

February 17, 2026 · BBC News

US Senator Mark Kelly tells BBC he will 'seriously consider' White House run
The former Navy captain and astronaut says "we're in some seriously challenging times".
Deserted LA office buildings could be revamped into thousands of much-needed new apartments under game-changing new law
Los Angeles is betting that its next housing boom won’t rise from the ground up — but from the inside out.
Horizon raises $175m for plant conversion
Horizon Minerals will raise $175 million to fully fund its refurbishment and redevelopment of the Black Swan processing
Las Vegas Raiders hire Travis Smith as defensive line coach
Coach returns to the Silver and Black
Deaths of James Van Der Beek, Catherine O'Hara spark searches for colorectal cancer information
The death of actor James Van Der Beek and the revelation of the late Catherine O'Hara's private colorectal cancer battle