Weather forecast
It will be dry and bright until Easter Sunday There is risk of overnight frost, but temperatures will warm considerably to between 13 and 15 degrees Celsius in the day. In the second half of the holiday the weather is likely to become more unsettled with scattered showers predicted in the first part of next week.
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Train news
The Easter weekend will be free of engineering works. Next engineering works Sunday 14th April: replacement bus services running from Lewes to Three Bridges.
www.nationalrail.co.uk

Radio and TV
TV movie highlight
Shallow Grave, Channel 4 Thursday 10.50pm (a young Ewan McGregor chooses the wrong flat-mate).
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This week’s Private Passions is Victoria Hislop (Radio 3, Sunday 8th April 12.00pm)

Sites we like
www.aldaily.com
A daily roundup of erudite online English-language articles, essays and book reviews