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Father and son crowned Sheep Dog World Trial champions

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The first father and son to both be crowned champions at the Sheep Dog World Trial said they "never in million years" thought they would win the double.

Farmer David Howells and his son, Jack, 19, from Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot, travelled to the trials in Scotland last weekend.

David took the world title with his Border Collie dog, Wyverne Pip, in a field of about 300 competitors from 34 different countries.

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REM sleep paradox: Dreaming may drain the brain’s energy even as fuel supply rises

Scientists discovered a surprising energy paradox in the brain during REM sleep, the stage most closely associated with dreaming. Blood supply to the brain begins increasing even before REM starts, but neurons’ immediately available energy, measured as ATP, then drops. The finding suggests that dreaming may require such intense internal processing that neurons consume energy faster than it can be replenished.