Sun, storms, snow

It's back to business as usual after balmy weekend respite

- LUCY THORNTON

THE bright Easter weekend is tipped to end in a washout as storms and even snow chase away the sunshine.

Torrential downpours and disruptive winds are expected to sweep in, and the Met Office could even name their first storm this year, which would be Anthoni.

It follows a sunny weekend when parks and beaches were filled with people enjoying the blue skies - though most stayed wrapped up as temperatures topped out at 17.1C in Surrey.

A boy who became trapped in sand up to his head as a hole he was digging on a beach collapsed around him was said to be "extremely lucky" to be alive.

His parents desperately tried to keep the sand away from the 14-year-old's mouth as emergency services raced to Anderby Creek, near Skegness, Lincs.