29/03/2014 BBC Weekend News

long investigation at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.

Celebrations after the first same-sex marriages take place in

England and Wales, some religious groups though remain opposed.

Search crews looking for the missing Malaysian airliner retrieve objects

from the sea but nothing so far links them to the plane.

And a six off the last ball isn't enough as England are knocked out of

the World T20. Good evening.

A former nurse has appeared in court in Manchester accused of murdering

three patients. Victorino Chua, who's 48, was charged after a long

police investigation at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport. He's

also accused of 31 other offences, including attempted poisoning. Ed

Thomas's report contains some flash photography.

After two years on bail the moment Victorino Chua is arrested. He

arrives at court to face more than 30 charges. They included three

counts of murder, 22 of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent,

and seven counts of attempting to poison patients. Police were first

called to the hospital in July, 2011, after the deaths of

44-year-old Tracey Arden, Arnold Lancaster he was 71, and 83 roll

Derek Weaver. Detectives believe they were given same line

contaminated with insulin. The BBC has been given access to the

hospital, a place West African patients are watched over like never

before. There are hundreds of cameras outside the ward, they film

everybody coming in and out, and their own security team who patrols

the corridor with support officers from Greater Manchester Police.

Nurses who need to administer insulin work in pairs, they check

each other's work, while the cameras check them. Stepping Hill says this

is about making patients and staff feel safe. Three years ago another

former nurse, Rebecca Leighton, was held for six weeks, suspected of

tampering with say line bags -- Saline bags but all charges were

dropped. Her former colleague was taken away in a prison van, remanded

in custody to appear at a Crown Court next week.

The Prime Minister has sent his congratulations to the same-sex

couples who got married in England and Wales today, after the law

enabling gay weddings came into force. But the change in the law

does not mean gay people have the right to be married in religious

ceremonies. Reeta Chakrabarti's report contains some flash

photography. I am now very happy to announce that

you are now legally husband and husband. Just after midnight they

were pronounced husband and husband although the squeals of delight

drowned out the words. In London and Brighton men were marrying men,

same-sex marriage had legally arrived, and today there was more to

come. Same-sex couples have been waiting for this day for years, all

across the country for top it marks a moment of major social change and

personal joy. We will celebrate the rest of the day, it means so much to

us we could have our friends and loved ones here. They could have had

a civil partnership which would have given them almost identical legal

rights, but they held out for today. The government brought

same-sex marriage into law last year. David Cameron wrote this

message. Love being what holds you

together... Some, like this couple, are having a humanist ceremony after

the registry office but they couldn't have a church wedding if

they wanted one, as the law prevents the Church of England from

conducting them and prevent other religious groups from performing.

Some say their opposition is about protecting marriage. We cannot

redefine an institution, something that always has been, because we say

it is something we want. Is very self-centred, it is not about

rights, it is about seeking cultural dominance and seeking to redefine

marriage for all of us. There is a deep vein of dissent but overall

this is a big moment in society's concept of what marriage is, a

ritual millions of heterosexual couples have full century taken for

granted has been opened up to any couple, regardless of which gender

they love. The search for the Malaysian

Airlines plane is resuming again far off the coast of Australia with ten

aircraft now looking for signs of wreckage. Today the Malaysian

Transport Minister said the families of those onboard wanted the world to

know that "miracles do happen." Our correspondent, Jonah Fisher, sent

this report from Perth. Having lost more passengers than any

other country, China plays a growing role in efforts to find the missing

plane. Two day its aircraft joined those from Australia, New Zealand

and Japan -- today. All the King for some sign the flight had ended its

last flight on the Indian Ocean. -- all looking. New analysis of the

fuel consumption has moved efforts 700 miles to the north. Several

planes have seen objects in this new search area, but it will not be

until ships follow-up will we know if this new debut has anything to do

with the flight. -- debris. This was a Chinese ship finding and fishing

something man-made out of the churning sea for top was this piece

of paper the first trace of the missing plane? After taking a closer

look the verdict was probably not. In Malaysia officials once again met

with relatives of those on board. Miracles do happen. Remote or

otherwise, that is the hope the family members want me to convey not

only to the Malaysian government but to the world at large. 26 countries

and a team of experts have been working on this case. But the

world's greatest aviation mystery still feels a very long way from

being solved. Here, two men died when a light

aircraft crashed this afternoon near Chelmsford in Essex. The YAK 52

plane went down in a field near Cocksmill Green, having taken off

from a nearby airfield. George Osborne has again dismissed

the idea that Scotland could retain the pound in the event of

independence. The Chancellor was reacting to a newspaper report in

which an un-named Westminster minister claimed Scotland would be

able to use the pound even if it voted to leave the UK. Our Scotland

Political Editor, Brian Taylor, reports.

This is potentially damaging to supporters of the union, as it

appears to reinforce SNP claims that a independent Scotland could retain

the pound in a currency union with the rest of the UK. In February the

Chancellor, along with Labour and Liberal Democrats, ruled out an

agreement on sterling, saying it wouldn't either Scotland or the

remainder of the UK. The Guardian quotes an unnamed minister saying

there would be a currency union. The reality is if Scotland votes yes,

democratically then a currency union will be in the best interest of

Scotland economically and financially, just as it will be in

the best interest of the rest of the UK. The bluff and bluster of the no

campaign has been totally exposed by the story. The Treasury insists

those who take the decisions on the economy still well out a currency

union. It would not work for the rest of the United Kingdom, from my

point of view it would not work for Scotland either. It is not a bluff

or pretence, it is the truth that people should understand when they

come to vote in referendums in September, a currency is off the

table and the pressure should be back on Alex Salmond to set out what

his real plan is. He was speaking at the Scottish Liberal Democrat

conference in Aberdeen for the Lib Dem ministers, Tory ministers, all

those campaigning for the union, are privately furious at today's

development. That is because the currency is crucial in this contest

for popular support in the Scottish referendum. Today's developed and

adds bite to that, it leaves the two sides competing over credibility.

The Conservative MP, Mark Menzies, has resigned tonight as a

ministerial aide following allegations about his private life

in tomorrow's newspapers. Mr Menzies, the MP for Fylde, said a

number of the allegations were not true and he was looking forward to

setting the record straight. Taliban insurgents have attacked the

headquarters of the Afghan election commission in Kabul. Gunmen, dressed

as women, opened fire after breaking into a nearby building. Four of the

attackers were killed by Afghan special forces. As our Kabul

correspondent David Loyn reports, it's the latest in a series of

militant attacks in the run-up to presidential elections.

Not quite a daily routine, but unnervingly frequent. Afghan

security forces responding to an attack and searing fire with fire.

This time the target was a heavily defended compound of stories and

offices housing the election commission. The organisation was

preparing to announce how many polling stations can be open given

in security, for the election to choose a successor to President

Carvalho -- cos I. -- Anna cos I. For suicide bombers have entered my

house, I have three guards, two outside and one inside, but I do

know what is happening right now. The attackers were wearing burkhas.

The Taliban have turned their attention to the body supervising

the process, fire appliances on stand-by to put out any fires that

would damage ballot papers or other records. Bringing democracy after

three decades of conflict was never going to be easy for stop the

Taliban are exacting a high price for this election. The attack was

the second in 24 hours, and the fourth in eight days. Police were

today assessing the damage to a guesthouse used by an American aid

organisation attacked last night, following an attack on a hotel used

by foreigners and wealthy Afghans last week and another attack on an

election office. With all the sport, here's Olly

Foster at the BBC Sport Centre. 22 goals in the Premier league. If

you want the results now, here they come. Chelsea are still top of the

table but Jose Mourinho says they will not lose the title after losing

at Crystal Palace. John Terry scored a second-half goal. At Old Trafford

and aeroplane trailed a banner above the stadium during Manchester

United's match against Aston Villa demanding David Moyes be sacked.

United won the match 4-1. Five other games, Chelsea stayed top because

Manchester City drew 1-1 at Arsenal. Rodriguez scored twice for

Southampton. Swansea 's victory over Norwich was their first league win

in seven. What a match at the hawthorns, West Brom thought they

had won it in injury time only for Cardiff to salvage a 3-3 is draw for

stop Celtic won the Scottish permission on Wednesday. Today they

were held to a draw at home. Neil Lennon said that his players might

have had half a mind on another game.

Kilmarnock were the only winners today beating Motherwell 2-1.

England's cricket captain Stuart Broad says it is heartbreaking there

will not reach the Twenty20 semifinals. They had to beat South

Africa to have a chance of progressing but they lost by three

runs. In their sights but out of reach,

England had to win to stay in the hunt for the world Twenty20. But

South Africa got off to a flyer. Enough to drive England fans crazy

for stop floodlight failure interrupted the match twice. A fine

56 was eclipsed. The stand-in captain was unplayable, 69 not out,

48 of them off 40 balls and England needed to break records to win. For

a while it looked like they might do it. Once Alex Hales had gone, it

simply looked too much. The scoreboard kept moving but not fast

enough. England needed an impossible ten runs off the last ball. They did

the best they could. Stuart Broad's I'd have restored some pride, that

is all they have got left to play for now.

Leicester beat their great rivals Northampton 22-16 to cement their

place in the play-offs. They are up to third in the table

-- Gloucester held on to beat Exeter by

one point. Harlequins beat London Irish.

Cardiff Blues pulled off one of the shocks of the season beating

Ulster. Leinster are still top, Brian O'Driscoll try helped them

beat Munster. Two propositions for Lewis Hamilton,

he will start at the front for the Malaysian Grand Prix, tropical

downpour disrupted qualifying, made the condition is very tricky for

stop --. It is his 33rd career pole position, it equals Gim macro was --

it equals Gim Clark's record. When they mentioned it I couldn't believe

it. I never in a million years would have thought of having the amount of

propositions I have. I would wish I could convert them all into

victories. I have got some catching up to do. Really proud. You can see

that race on BBC One from ATM tomorrow morning.

-- from 8am. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have unveiled a new family

photo ahead of their forthcoming tour of New Zealand. The picture

taken at Kensington Palace shows the couple with George and their dog.

That is just about it from us. A reminder that The Andrew Marr Show,

with the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond among the guests, will be on

BBC Two tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, that's because of the Grand

Prix on BBC One. Also don't forget the clocks go forward by one hour

tonight for the start of British Summer Time. So from all of us on

the team here, have a very goodnight!

Good evening. The second half of the weekend will be very much like the

first half for most of us. Where we have the sunshine, we will have the

warmth as