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The Humber Estuary is a site of special scientific interest and along with Bempton Cliffs Nature Reserve supports more than half a million birds annually including pink footed geese, puffins, avocets and bar-tailed godwits.

The river, which flows from mid Wales to the Severn Estuary, is protected by sites of special scientific interest and is also a designated special area of conservation.

Behind the cordons, scenes of crime officers and South Wales Police's scientific unit are examining a number of locations on the maisonette-lined cul-de-sac.

From someone who described himself as "the all-knowing master of the universe", he now identifies as a God-fearing man who believes in good energies, the cyclic nature of life and "scientific astrologers".

Several people at the protest said that the money used to fund scientific work pays dividends — and that losing it can have disastrous consequences for biomedical research, pharmaceutical development and more.