The scientist at the heart of the climate change email scandal tried to hide flaws in key data, it is claimed. Professor Phil Jones, director of the University of East Anglia's prestigious climatic research unit, is said to have refused to release information that could have cast doubt on a widely-quoted study into how the growth of cities affects temperature. The study, by the professor and a Chinese expert in 1990, concluded the effect of urbanisation was small - so city sprawl alone could not explain recent rapid rises in temperatures. The research was published in the journal Nature and...