Chimney protesters ordered down

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Eighteen demonstrators were arrested on Monday night, but the five remaining members of the group painted "Gordon" down the side of the 656ft (200m) chimney.

Around 26 Greenpeace campaigners staged a protest at the Kingsnorth power station in Medway, Kent, on Monday.

Six activists climbed the smokestack at around 5am while 20 others chained themselves to the station's conveyor belt to prevent it burning coal.

They were urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to reject plans for Britain's first new coal plant in more than 20 years.

Power company Eon wants to build a plant on the site which could supply electricity to 1.5 million homes.

But activists warn it will pump harmful carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere and create a precedent for more coal in the future.

Greenpeace spokesman Niall Bennette said: "We are pleased with what we achieved in the protest. This site is at the forefront of the fight against climate change.

"Either Gordon Brown red-lights this plant and we know he's serious, or he allows it and we know he's not serious about the issue."

The protesters are making preparations to descend from the chimney, but the climb down, aided by ladders inside the stack, will take several hours.