Officials in Britain have seen what's going on with the rest of the Eurozone, and have cut a deal worth an estimated £80 billion to make sure they don't become the next Spain.
The European Central Bank first action to stave off the European Debt Crisis is one for the records, as the Frankfurt-based bank promised to lend €489 billion ($645 billion), the most ever in a single operation and more than economists had predicted.
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