A series of commemorative events take place across Kent to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens.
A task force set up to deal with the aftermath of the closure of the Thamesteel plant on the Isle of Sheppey meets for the first time.
Environmental campaigners step up their protest against a new Thames Crossing saying it would be devastating for Kent if allowed to go ahead.
Two new stamps showing Victorian illustrations of Charles Dickens characters are unveiled to mark the novelist's birth bicentenary.