The report shone a light on the poor relations between the FSA and RBS and said chief executive Fred Goodwin's "assertive and robust" management style was flagged as a potential risk as early as 2003, four years before the disastrous ABN Amro deal.

BBC: Crown Office 'disappointed' over Cable RBS letter

One of most prominent cases of poor police investigating was the acquittal six years ago of Cape Town statistician Fred Van der Vyver, accused of murdering his young student girlfriend in 2005.

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