Week in pictures

American food empire Mars has teamed up with the world's richest man, Warren Buffett, to create a global leader in confectionery by swallowing the chewing gum manufacturer Wrigley in an agreed takeover worth $23bn (£11.6bn). (Read the article) Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian

Some of the world's largest consumer goods makers, including Procter & Gamble and Unilever, have been targeted by the Office of Fair Trading as part of an investigation into pricing. (Read the article) Photograph: Gabriel Szabo/Newscast

On WednesdayHBOS shares bounced as the City's faith in a rescue for the deal was renewed. Gordon Brown's support seemed to help, pushing HBOS shares up 21%. The company's shares rose further on Thursday, ending up 22p at 170.10p Photograph: Newscast

Gordon Brown stepped into a growing row about oil company profits by calling on BP and Shell to spend more of their combined £7bn first-quarter earnings on activity in the North Sea. (Read the article) Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Sir Derek Higgs, who has died from a heart attack at the age of 64, will be best remembered as the author of an influential 2003 report on the make-up of company boardrooms. (Read the article) Photograph: David Levene/Guardian

T is for Terminal 5: The chaotic opening of Heathrow's terminal 5 on 27 March was dubbed as a "national embarrassment" by the Commons transport select committee. More than 23,000 bags went missing and more than 500 flights were cancelled when the baggage system collapsed, despite a six-month training programme. Willie Walsh, BA's boss, apologised for the debacle – and admitted that the airline cut corners on its training Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

The governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King said that too many of Britain's most talented young people are being lured into financial careers by the huge bonuses on offer. (Read the article) Photograph: Frank Baron/Guardian

Customers of Virgin Media will be able to catch-up on missed episodes of their favourites BBC shows, including The Apprentice and Doctor Who, whenever they want and direct through their television sets, with the launch of the iPlayer on the cable network. (Read the article) Photograph: BBC

Hornby has snapped up another piece of the model market with the acquisition of Corgi, the maker of miniature vehicles. (Read the article) Photograph: PR

Bentleys are becoming increasingly popular with well heeled Russians, who are no longer content to drive a mere Mercedes or BMW. The days of Zil limousines (pictured, Vladimir Putin's bullet-proofed model) are a distant memory. (Read the article) Photograph: Peter J Jordan/PA