Week in pictures: September 28

On September 14 2007, tens of thousands of savers besieged Northern Rock branches across the UK, in the first run on a British bank in almost 150 years. They had heard that their bank had turned to the Bank of England for emergency funding, and feared that their savings were at risk Photograph: Cate Gillon/Getty

British Airways has split its biggest aircraft order in nearly a decade by choosing both Airbus's A380 and Boeing's 787 Dreamliner in a deal worth around $8bn. (Read the article) Photograph: ./AP

Gordon Brown said at the Labour party conference that he will close some of the tax loopholes enjoyed by private equity companies in the pre-budget report due to be published next month. (Read the article) Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty

The number of mortgages approved in the UK saw a hefty annual fall last month, the lowest August level in seven years. (Read the article) Photograph: Chris Furlong/Getty

Wednesday: The planned merger between mining groups BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto was scrapped Photograph: Colin Murty/AFP

Shipowners were celebrating more records as booming trade volumes with China - and increasingly India - has brought unprecedented demand and a shortage of vessels. (Read the article) Photograph: Liu Jin/AFP

General Motors resumed production in the US after round-the-clock negotiations led to a pre-dawn deal ending a two-day strike by 73,000 workers. (Read the article) Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty

Tony Hayward, the new chief executive of BP, is to instigate a thorough management shake-up in an attempt to refocus the group following a 'dreadful' third quarter and a deeper reappraisal of the business after the exit of his predecessor. (Read the article) Photograph: John D McHugh/AFP

The British cinema industry is celebrating its best summer in 40 years, partly thanks to the wet weather. Pirates of the Caribbean was one of the top films (pictured: Keira Knightley). (Read the article) Photograph: Erik Dreyer/Getty

Mitchells & Butlers, owner of the Harvester, O'Neill's and All Bar One pub chains, has been boosted by the introduction of the smoking ban this summer. (Read the article) Photograph: John Li/Getty