内容摘要：. That's because that's reflecting our life, what we recognise, and not only that, but offering us something positive and hopeful, and people will respond to that.

. That's because that's reflecting our life, what we recognise, and not only that, but offering us something positive and hopeful, and people will respond to that.

The government has said it would consider postponing elections in this way after inviting expressions of interest for local government reorganisation.The Conservative leader of the authority, Izzi Seccombe, confirmed she would be asking for a unitary authority based on the current borders and led by a leader and cabinet, not a mayor.

The government is set to sift through all expressions of interest, which must be filed by 10 January, and decide which areas go in which waves.If Warwickshire is in the first wave, elections for the new unitary authority would take place in May 2026 and the new body would take control from April 2027.If the government places Warwickshire in the second wave, elections are likely to take place as planned in May 2025, with the rest of the timescales put back by one year.

That would mean the new unitary would then take over from April 2028.While she has had no meetings with the government on this, Seccombe said she believed Warwickshire was, and was seen to be, "ready to go".

She also said it was important Warwickshire was allowed to shape its own future.

"We don't want this done to us, we want to be able to shape it ourselves," she said.A portrait of Sir David Attenborough is being auctioned to raise money for charity.

John Donaldson, from Bristol, has painted more than 200 portraits of more than 150 celebrities and sports stars."I really enjoyed this piece and it's probably my favourite painting that I've ever done," Mr Donaldson said.

The money raised from the painting - based on a portrait photo by Sam Faulkner - will be donated to the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.A reserve price of £500 has already been met, with bidding due to come to a close at midnight on 20 December.