<p><br /> The Easter getaway has begun in earnest as forecasters predict miserable conditions for the bank holiday weekend.<br /> </p><p><br /> The wintry weather that has enveloped much of Scotland and Northern Ireland for the last few days is receding only to be replaced by persistent rain.<br /> </p><p><br /> On Thursday, tributes were paid to teenager Natasha Paton who died in a coach crash during atrocious weather.<br /> </p><p><br /> Her school coach plunged 10ft into a stream during a snowstorm at Wiston in South Lanarkshire, Scotland on Wednesday.<br /> </p><p><br /> The road and rail networks were busy but operating smoothly with neither Network Rail or the Highways Agency reporting any significant problems.<br /> </p><p><br /> Forecasters warned of miserable holiday weather as the hangover from the freezing winter stubbornly refused to loosen its grip.<br /> </p>
