Royal Bank of Scotland in fresh cash plea By Katherine Griffiths and Robert Winnett Last Updated: 11:12pm BST 17/04/2008 Britain's second biggest bank is to make a plea to the City to try to raise billions of pounds to help shore up its finances, which have been hit by the global credit crisis. The Royal Bank of Scotland, which owns NatWest, is to launch a rights issue for at least £5 billion. The move by RBS could lead to pressure on Sir Fred Goodwin to step aside as chief executive It is the first major British bank to concede that...