IT is "business as usual" in London today as people return to the city after Thursday's bomb attacks.

Emergency teams are still working to remove bodies from an Underground line in between King's Cross and Russell Square stations but police are urging people to carry on as normal.

At least 49 people were killed by three coordinated bombs on Tube trains and a fourth on a double-decker bus.

At a press conference yesterday Deputy Chief Constable of British Transport Police Andy Trotter said: "We are encouraging everyone to get back to work and to get back into the capital.

"By not coming to work, by London not being open for business, they will win and they are not going to win."

Mr Trotter was speaking outside King's Cross station as flowers were left at a makeshift memorial.

A battery driven trolley has sped up the "painstaking task" of retrieving bodies from the Piccadilly line tunnel between Russell Square and King's Cross, Mr Trotter said.

Running between 24 meters and 67 meters below surface, the line is one of the world's deepest underground tracks.

A number of bodies have been moved 500 yards down the narrow tunnel and lifted onto the platform at Russell Square before being carried to the surface.

Sergeant Gary Locker, Met coordinator for emergency procedure and policy, said all the officers working at the scene were committed and wanted to be there.

Despite the atrocities most Tube and bus services have returned to normal so that commuters can get back to work.

There are, however, still closures on Underground lines affected by the explosions.

The Circle line remains suspended while the Hammersmith & City line will operate between Hammersmith and Paddington only.

Transport for London say there will be no service on the Metropolitan line between Moorgate and Aldgate and on the District line there will be no service between High Street Kensington and Edgware Road.

On the Piccadilly line there will be no service between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove and between Rayners Lane and Uxbridge.

A special bus service will call at Arnos Grove and Finchley Central to provide a connection with the Northern line.

London's Mayor Ken Livingstone was among those who took the Tube to work earlier today.

Meanwhile, at least half a million people travelled into London yesterday for celebrations to commemorate the end of World War II.

Met commander Jo Kaye said: "Despite the tragic events of last Thursday the resilience and spirit of the public was such that they came out in large numbers in recognition of the debt we owe and to support veterans at their event."