The Latest Breaking News from Covent Garden

Ileana Cotrubas obituary

Soprano whose strength lay in her ability to invest her characterisations with dramatic force

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

London restaurant news: Jamie Oliver’s mentor is back to show London how to do Italian properly

Gennaro Contaldo is set to open his first restaurant in almost 20 years. Meanwhile, Dishoom expands its bacon naan empire, Australians take aim at sad desk sushi and John Lewis bets that 300 seats, martinis and a sundae can make department stores fun again. Hannah Twiggs rounds up the restaurant…

The Independent UK · Sep 1

Blue Note to bring world-famous jazz club to London

Grammy-winning pianist Robert Glasper will headline opening of club’s first UK venue in Covent Garden next month

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6

Woman arrested after four people stabbed in Covent Garden in suspected mental health incident

A woman has been arrested and remains in custody

The Independent UK · Aug 5

Woman arrested after four people stabbed in central London

A woman has been arrested after four people were stabbed in London's Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 5

Zylia restaurant review: By Zeus, the spirit of Athens is alive in Covent Garden

4/5

Evening Standard · Jun 11

London Girl Goes on a Date Worried He Might Be a Catfish. 10 Minutes in, He Turned Out to Be Worse: ‘Hardly Surprising from a 33yo Dating 22yo’

Man turns out to be something worse than a catfish after a London girl doubtfully went on a date after a year.

The Mary Sue · Jun 3

London Marathon 2026: All the freebies and perks runners can claim

Here’s a list of all the freebies you can claim as a TCS London Marathon runner this weekend

Evening Standard · Apr 21

Stringfellows plans new Mayfair strip club but locals fear it will ‘undermine neighbourhood’

The famous Covent Garden strip club has applied to open a new venue in Mayfair — but police and residents fear it could bring more crime and noise to the area

Evening Standard · Mar 16

‘At first I was horrified by it!’: the Royal Ballet brings back 60s cult classic Pierrot Lunaire

Glen Tetley’s fantastical ballet, set to an atonal Schoenberg score, is finally returning to Covent Garden. Dancers Marcelino Sambé and Joshua Junker discuss how they came under its spell

The Guardian - UK · Jan 30