A woman passes a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in central London May 8, 2009. Part-nationalised lender Royal Bank of Scotland fell to a small first-quarter loss after bad debts quadrupled and it took another 2.1 billion pound ($3.2 billion) writedown on risky assets. Britain's second biggest by market value, now 70 percent owned by the government, reported a first-quarter loss of 44 million pounds, compared with a 479 million pound profit a year ago. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN BUSINESS)