Thomas Heatherwick: Pied Piper who has the very rich under his spell

Despite the collapse of his plan to build a garden bridge across the Thames, the ambitious designer still has projects aplenty across the globe, thanks to those who admire his talents

Gigi Hadid: a model with a fabulous figure – 30m followers

A star since age two, and now a ‘veteran’ at 21, she is the first ‘Instagram supermodel’. But her latest cover, for the new Vogue Arabia, has focused fashion on debates about cultural diversity

The Beckhams: It’s a family affair as the next generation joins the limelight

Last week, 11-year-old Cruz became the latest Beckham to taste fame with a charity single, leading some to wonder if the family are developing a dynasty to rival the Windsors

Where is the world’s most hi-tech city? (And it’s not San Francisco …)

Twitter and Uber may be based in San Francisco, but Santiago’s ‘Chilecon Valley’ and the South Korean capital Seoul could both make claims

What is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

The $43.5bn trust is the largest philanthropic organisation in the world and is committed to the eradication of malaria and polio, and controlling the spread of tuberculosis and HIV

Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world

As Frieze art fair opens in New York, our power primer traces the artists and dealers, celebrity collectors and oligarchs who make the art world go round