Spanish banks have credit ratings cut by Moody's

Ratings agency Moody's has cut the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks, a further blow to a country that is struggling to deal with the bad debts of its banking sector.

It also cut the debt rating on Santander UK, a subsidiary of the Spanish banking giant.

It comes after shares in struggling lender Bankia fell another 14%. They have almost halved in value this month.

Robert Peston reports.