La Tête Haute to open 68th Cannes film festival

A ‘bold and moving’ comedy-drama, directed by Emmanuelle Bercot, is the first film directed by a woman to open the prestigious movie shindig since 1987

The innovators: build and launch your own satellite … for £20,000

Technology used in mobile phones and laptops can now be used to track planes, follow tankers seized by pirates and even spot people flouting planning laws

Cannes 2015: 30 films we’d like to see

The first films for this year’s festival are being announced: ahead of the deluge, here’s a selection of likely titles we predict will be screening

From antibiotics to fossil fuels: the inconvenient truth about sustainability

Humanity has spent the last century creating life-changing luxuries. Here’s why our next move should be learning how to wean ourselves off these wonders

Ruinart – The Glass Calendar by Hubert le Gall

Hubert le Gall tells the story of the oldest champagne house. In what has now become a tradition, every year Ruinart Champagne House commissions a renowned artist to create his or her vision of the oldest champagne house. After Piet Hein Eck in 2013 and Georgia Russell in 2014, it is Hubert Le Gall’s turn … Read more

A yacht – an idea – a SwimSpa

The 2015 Top Marques Monaco is one of the most exclusive auto shows in the world. The event which shines the spotlight on so much more than just supercars will present an Allseas Spas 12-metre Jacuzzi in the shape of a boat for those who can’t quite stretch to the real thing. This yacht is … Read more