Salt-N-Pepa, Malala's Friends, Seduction: why women are taking the lead

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Salt-N-Pepa were one of the first female hip-hop acts to make it into the UK Top Ten in 1988 with their single Push. Now in their early 50s, they're back on the road. They join Jane in the studio. Terrorism and domestic violence: how connected are they? From what's been reported so far, two terrorists involved in the recent attacks in London had a history of being violent and controlling to partners. But how closely linked are the two forms of violence? Melanie Smith from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue and Henna Rai from the Women Against Radicalisation Network discuss. The art of seduction - commonly associated with tall, dark handsome men in literature and films - but increasingly more women are taking the lead in fiction and on the screen. Is this a reflection of contemporary life. Novelist Chloe Esposito and Rebecca Reid, sex and relationships writer on whether more women are doing the seducing. Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz were on the bus with Malala and caught up in the cross fire when she was wounded so severely five years ago. After the shooting life became difficult for them in Pakistan and they moved to the UK to continue their education. The two young women spoke to Jane on their last day at school at UWC Atlantic College in Wales. Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Jane Garvey.