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From the blue?

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1. IT WAS a decision that rocked the business world. After months of speculation, Sir Fred Goodwin - arguably Scotland's best-known banker - was appointed as an adviser to RMJM - arguably Scotland's best-known architectural practice.

The decision, just 12 months ago, to hire Sir Fred, who had been out of work for 15 months following his notorious departure from Royal Bank of Scotland, was a bolt from the blue.

He had no experience in architecture, but his business expertise and international contacts, it was claimed, would be invaluable to RMJM, which was embroiled in an aggressive global expansion plan.

- Sir Fred: Appointment that came as a bolt from the blue ended in ignominy, The Scotsman, January 6, 2011.

2. Millions of asthma sufferers risk making their illness worse by taking certain pain-killers, according to new claims. Over-the-counter pills such as aspirin and ibuprofen could trigger a potentially fatal attack.

Exactly why certain painkillers exacerbate asthma is not clear, but latest research suggests that the problem - which has been known about for several years - is more widespread than originally thought.

Early studies indicated that only three per cent of the UK's 10 million sufferers could have symptoms made worse by painkillers. But findings - published in the British Medical Journal - indicate that as many as 25 per cent of asthmatics are sensitive to aspirin, while 98 per cent are also sensitive to ibuprofen.