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The Latest Breaking News from Covent Garden

The venue has closed after more than 40 years of serving Londoners

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To look the part for the party, get a makeover at London's best beauty counters

From Covent Garden to Carnaby Street and Knightsbridge here’s where you’ll find the best makeovers in town

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It has been a slow pour but Guinness's £73m Covent Garden venue is finally ready to be served

The company hopes to attract at least 500,000 visitors a year to the new venue, the first of its kind in London

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Ariodante at Royal Opera: A glorious and moving first staging in 300 years

4/5 The first staging of Handel’s Ariodante in 300 years is a moving tragedy delivered with exemplary performances

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Sir Donald McIntyre obituary

Operatic bass-baritone known for his commanding stage presence and exceptional abilities as a singer-actor

The Guardian - UK

Rebecca Adlington and Georgia Jones kick off Christmas at LEGO’s new Covent Garden wonderland

They joined local families as some of the first to explore the immersive pop-up, which blends hands-on creativity with a dash of holiday magic

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Covent Garden property which inspired Harry Potter's famous wand shop for sale for £2 million

1 Goodwin’s Court was purchased by its current owner in 2013, and has been the subject of a ‘painstaking’ revival project

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David Ellis reviews Cô Thành: A timid tribute to Bourdain's Vietnam

Moments of brilliance were hampered by moments of boredom, but David Ellis is confident this Covent Garden café can find its way

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Gap is back: American fashion giant announces return to British high street with three London stores

New shops in Covent Garden, Westfield London and the London Designer Outlet will open before Christmas

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The Lady: Licence approved for Devonshire team to open pub in historic magazine offices

The Covent Garden landmark is to become a sizeable pub and restaurant

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Giustino review – sublime, and ridiculous, Handel rarity returns to Covent Garden

Joe Hill-Gibbins’ scaled-down staging is sensitive, and the music beautifully played and sung, but this is an uneven work dramatically

The Guardian - UK

As Putin’s bombs fall on Ukraine, the Royal Opera House had a call to make about Anna Netrebko. It made the wrong one

The Russian soprano says she has condemned the war and has no affinity with this Kremlin. But hosting her still seems unwise, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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Strictly star Michelle Tsiakkas left ‘traumatised’ after broad daylight robbery in London

The professional dancer was heading to the dentist when a man on an electric bike snatched her phone near Covent Garden

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Italian restaurant in heart of Covent Garden blames Rachel Reeves for 'difficult decision' to close

Margot Italian on Great Queen Street will serve its last customers this weekend after nine years of trading

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Guinness hopes to attract half a million visitors a year to new Covent Garden brewery

Guinness owner Diageo spending £73m on microbrewery, restaurant, shop and training academy complex

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Norway’s sovereign wealth fund buys a quarter of London’s Covent Garden

Shaftesbury Capital sells stake in estate, which includes shops, market and transport museum site

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Quarter of Covent Garden sold to Norway's wealth fund for £570 million

Deal gives Scandinavian sovereign wealth fund even bigger West End presence after investments in Regent Street and Savile Row

The Independent UK

Newcastle fans flood Covent Garden ahead of Carabao Cup final at Wembley

Newcastle fans flocked to Covent Garden, London, surrounding the piazza ahead of the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool on Sunday, 16 March, at Wembley Stadium.

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How to get 10% off at Damson Madder’s birthday pop-up

The brand is celebrating their fifth birthday with a pop-up shop in Covent Garden

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Chanel to launch beach-themed Covent Garden beauty pop-up

Head to WC2 in April for Chanel-themed skateboarding, sand, sorbet and their hot new makeup scoop

The Independent UK

Bora Aksu pays tribute to the royal ‘beauty queen’ Empress Sisi at London Fashion Week

The Turkish designer showcased a regal display at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden.

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Brexit and Budget blamed for closure of two Petersham owned restaurants in Covent Garden

Decision was taken after months exploring options “in view of the significant cost challenges”

The Guardian - UK

Royal Ballet school settles with former student over body shaming claim

Ellen Elphick, 31, accused the elite institution in London of breaching its duty of care

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Space House: explore the brutalist London landmark’s new chapter

Space House, a landmark of brutalist architecture by Richard Seifert & Partners in London’s Covent Garden, is back following a 21st-century redesign by Squire & Partners

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Police issue new image of ‘random attacker’ who left elderly man with bleed on brain in Covent Garden

Anyone who recognises suspect is urged to come forward after two assaults near the Royal Opera House

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