Wind and heavy rain greet Britons who headed for Spanish sun at Easter

Thousands headed out for bank holiday break ? leaving a sweltering Britain behind themThrice was Christ denied in Málaga on Good Friday. If only poor Peter, too, could have simply blamed the weather for his betrayals of the Lord. For the first time in 80 years, three of the four processions for the end of Holy Week, Semana Santa, were cancelled, thanks to mad billows blowing over every banner and stanchion and cordon, rain guttering from every rooftop, children's fingers growing waxy.While Britain sweltered, Málaga, the chosen destination for, reportedly, one in 10 bank holiday travellers from Gatwick this weekend, was beset, just beset. Cold gusting winds, sudden unheralded drippy rains, chills snatching your ankles on corners.Finally, by 11pm, the weather had settled enough for a

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