ex rather dulland boring, really. i realised rather early on that i was never going to play the glamorous, you know, leading lady roles. and serious roles i always thought, i'd better not do that, they might laugh at me. and laugh they did. as a comedy performer she first found fame on the radio in the 505 appearing in take it from here with jimmy edwards. butjune whitfield's ability to conjure up characters and soon ability to conjure up characters and soon saw ability to conjure up characters and soon saw her featuring on television asa soon saw her featuring on television as a foilfor comics soon saw her featuring on television as a foil for comics like pennyhill park and frankie howard. —— like benny hill. in the 805 she park and frankie howard. —— like benny hill. in the 805 she teamed up with terry scott in terry and june. hello, darling, i'm in trouble deciding what to do tonight. you can 5ta rt deciding what to do tonight. you can start with an explanation. i'm talking about food, what about eating out? what about the garage?

i'd prefer a restaurant! it was gentle and undermined in comedy, hugely popular and running for eight yea r5. hugely popular and running for eight years. but to younger audiences, june whitfield will be best known as the mother of edina in ab fab. inside me there is a thin person screaming to get out. just the one, dear? even in old age she delighted audiences on the radio. a versatile performer to the end. damejudi dame judi whitfield, who damejudi whitfield, who died on friday. —— june whitfield. now on bbc news — a special programme from this year's 100 women series. el salvador is the worst country in the world for the killing of women and girls on account of their gender. we explore why femicide is such a problem there — and what is being done about it. this programme contains some language and images you may find disturbing.

el salvador is considered one of the world's most violent countries. it has one of the highest homicide rates outside of a war zone. after decades of civil war in the ‘805 and ‘905, el salvador has been left dominated by gang warfare, extortion rackets and extreme poverty. el salvador has the highest rate of femicide in latin america. and the third highest in the world. every 18 hours one woman here is killed. every three hours one woman is sexually assaulted. he came up to me with a knife and said i'm going to kill you, i'm going to kill you, you whore.

a femicide is a hate crime were a woman or girl is murdered because they are female. i am in el salvador to understand why the violence against women here is so extreme. on april 11! this year, journalist karla turcios was found murdered. her death was highly publicised and marked a tipping point in el salvador. at the time it was the 152nd femicide this year. today that number has grown to over 300 femicides in 2018. unlike most homicides in el salvador, which are usually gang—related, femicides are often perpetrated by a partner, husband or family member. soon after karla turcios' death the president declared a national crisis due to the high number of femicides and extreme violence against women. karla's body was found on the same day she went missing. it was on the side of the road in a rural area two hours north—west

of san salvador. detective ronaldy lizano was the first to arrive on the scene. when her body was found the prosecutor was contacted immediately to work on the case. ana specialises in homicides in el salvador and works in gender courts for cases specific to women. she gave us an exclusive interview. the prosecutor starting looking at indicators of coercive control in karla and mario's relationship. by april 26, with overwhelming evidence, prosecutors pressed charges against mario for aggravated femicide. when he was arrested he was in the middle of giving a tv interview about his missing wife to an american channel. detectives gathered footage from 19

cctv cameras of mario's car on the same highway where the body had been found in the day she went missing. also, their mobile phones were tracked together and her phone was later abandoned on that same stretch of highway. in order to understand el salvador today we need to look to its recent past. less than 30 years ago, el salvador was ravaged by one of the worst civil wars in modern history.

75,000 people died, many disappeared and women were brutally raped and murdered. the us—backed military did most of the killing here and to this day there has never been a conviction for the war crimes perpetrated in this country. what's left is a country that is ruled by gangs and violence. el salvador‘s national hospital is often the first point of call for domestic violence cases. the doctors here on the front line and they see the scale of brutality daily. dr zulma mendez treats many patients who live in vulnerable situations. today she going to visit one of her patients who lives in a gang—run area and cannot come to see her at the hospital. to protect her we have

hidden her identity. as soon as we met she told us about a fight she had had with her current partner. while i was at the hospital we heard of a young 17—year—old girl who had just been brought in. she had been attacked by her partner with a machete. he had cut off her hands and the top of her head. her mother had also been critically injured, as she stepped in to protect her daughter. i spoke to dr fuentes, a psychologist who has treated her since the attack. in this country, where violence is part of the fabric of everyday life, only 6% of women who have been sexually abused or physically assaulted actually file a report to police. and only 7% of femicide cases result in a conviction according

to the un. impunity is rife here, especially when it comes to femicide cases. prior to karla's death, these women were also victims of femicides this year. their cases are still unresolved with no conviction. karla's death was different. with mounting pressure, the prosecutor and detectives worked hard on the case to gather evidence that pointed the finger at her partner, who is still awaiting trial. the fact that an arrest was made in her case so quickly was exceptional and certainly not the norm. when mario was arrested he was brought to la esperanza prison. mario is awaiting trial

here on charges of aggravated femicide for allegedly killing his partner karla. he denies he is responsible for her death and his case will be heard in january. mario's account of what happened was confusing to follow. despite declaring himself innocent, he said he thinks he will be there for the rest of his life as he says he is being prosecuted in order to secure a quick conviction for karla's killing. in may this year after karla's death

the president of el salvador announced a new strategy to prevent violence against women. part of that strategy is to encourage more women to train as police officers to respond to domestic abuse cases. ijoined monica, who was working the 999 patrol. the tragedy of karla's death marked a moment of truth in el salvador. since the death a new unit tackles violence against women and a chief prosecutor has been appointed on all femicide cases. in september the un announced a 50 million euros contribution to it in september the un announced a 50 million euros contribution to end femicide in latin america.

in my ten days in el salvadorfive women were violently killed. that's in addition to the 320 other femicides this year. for karla's grieving relatives her death is still very recent. they're waiting for the trial of mario with the hope thatjustice will be served. we will hang on to the cloudy but mild conditions. there will be

variations on the theme but in most places it will be drier, temperatures above—average. it will be wet and windy at times. that was the case through the day today. we saw a weather front from the north—west, introducing blustery conditions for parts of scotland, into the pennines and peak district. with the jet stream above us we are in the milder area and it is fairly settled with high pressure being in the driving seat. sunday, a lot of cloud. outbreaks of rain clearing east. temperatures doing well, the best brightness favouring eastern areas and we are looking at double—digit temperatures. new year's eve, a similar setup. spot the difference. the wind will be stronger in parts of scotland and in western areas we will see rain which will turn more persistent through the day. away from that a lot of fine and dry weather and once again, temperatures doing well. if you have

outdoor plans on new year's eve it looks like it will be mostly dry, away from scotland and northern ireland. cloudy but not too cold. high—pressure holding onto the south. gradually as we head towards new year's day, the wind will become more north—westerly as the high pressure is centred over the uk. that will make a change to things because as the wind starts to work its way down it will introduce drier, cooler air. less its way down it will introduce drier, coolerair. less cloud, less moisture and as a result, although it will feel fresher, many of us will see brightness on new year's day. still high—pressure in the driving seat as we head towards the middle part of the week. still got the north—westerly flow once again. a good deal of brightness. more cloud may work its way in along the north sea coast but mostly dry. notice the temperatures. coming down from where they were at the

beginning of the week despite a lot of sunshine on offer. heading into the beginning of january, of sunshine on offer. heading into the beginning ofjanuary, turning a bit cooler. a lot of dry weather around, good spells of sunshine but by night it will turn colder which will lead to a patchy frost. this is thursday, little in the way of change. a case of spot the difference, high—pressure is in charge. wind coming from a north—westerly direction. once again across—the—board, a north—westerly direction. once again across—the—boa rd, a lot north—westerly direction. once again across—the—board, a lot of sunshine to come. but it will feel cooler, evenin to come. but it will feel cooler, even in the sunshine temperatures are going to struggle. on thursday, highs of between four and eight celsius, so much pressure as we go through the day. towards next weekend the jet stream becomes more undulating, and the high—pressure system starts to sink down to the south—east. it will lose some of its grip allowing the atlantic systems

to bring wet and windy weather, especially to the north and west. a change on the cards and it will feel noticeably fresher. turning u nsettled noticeably fresher. turning unsettled into next weekend with a risk of rain, especially in the north and west. this is bbc news. the headlines... what is it like living in the jungle? well, it's... it's rather dull and boring, really. the actress dame june whitfield — best known for her roles in the sitcoms terry and june and absolutely fabulous — has died at the age of 93. the uk's immigration minister defends the government's handling of the increase in migrants crossing the channel. he is on his way back and he will be at his desk on monday, but yes, he has taken

control of the situation. i'm in regular contact with him and we had a conference call yesterday.