Jane Austen to feature on £10 note from 2017

Author Jane Austen is to feature on the next £10 note, replacing Charles Darwin the Bank of England says,

Avoiding a long-term absence of women represented on banknotes, the Pride and Prejudice author will be the next face of the note probably in 2017.

The people of Alton, Jane Austen's hometown, gave their views on the updated note.