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22/05/2012

Stacy Allison, the first American woman to reach the summit of Everest, explains the allure of the high peaks despite the risks climbers face, plus the latest from Yemen.

Storms on Everest contributed to the deaths of three climbers at the weekend, and there are fears for two other people missing on the mountain. Stacy Allison, the first American woman to reach the summit of Everest explains the allure of the high peaks despite the risks. Are there too many people on Everest this year asks our presenter, Rhod Sharp.

After a suicide bombing kills 90 in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a we get the latest on the situation from journalist Iona Craig who's also visited the insurgency hit south of the country.

Should men be offered blood test screening for prostate cancer? The latest advice from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which advises doctors, suggests not. The chair of the task force, Dr. Virginia Moyer joins us to explain their findings.

Negative advertising in the U.S. Presidential race is scrutinised in 'On The Hill' and a palaeolithic Facebook is discussed in 'Dem Bones'.

Peter Bowes is joined by Dylan Howard, the editor-in-chief of celebuzz.com for his weekly round-up of L.A. news.

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