Thailand This article is more than 1 year oldThis article is more than 1 year oldScientists observed fewer cases of avian bronchitis and superior meat after chickens given cannabis It all began when Ong-ard Panyachatiraksa, a farm owner in the north of Thailand who is licensed to grow medicinal cannabis, was wondering what to do with the many excess leaves he had amassed. He asked: could his brood of chickens benefit from the leftovers?

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RED TAPE, WHITE LIESProstitution is often called 'the oldest profession'. Given that effective contraception is a relatively recent development, were prostitutes constantly pregnant in the past? Hugh, London Nope. 'Bad' girls have always known how to look after themselves. Barrier methods were always very popular. A halved, emptied lemon skin placed over the cervix worked well, for example, as did sponges soaked in natural spermicides such as vinegar. Women constantly pass on contraceptive knowledge to each other, a crucial practice in the past when it could be a matter of life and death.

The ObserverMumbai terror attacksInterviewTerror victim in Mumbai, now abandoned in BritainLinda GrantWill Pike escaped with his life from last year's Taj Mahal hotel massacre, but suffered spinal injuries that left him severely disabled. His nightmare had only just begun. Here he tells Linda Grant about the cruel neglect and official indifference to his plight that have plagued him since his return to the UKThe following correction was printed in the Observer's For the records column, Sunday 17 May 2009.