As of Monday, face masks were no longer legally required in England, work-from-home guidance ended and, with social distancing rules shelved, no limits existed on the number of people attending theater performances or big events.
Britain rolled out the royal red carpet for Donald Trump on Monday but the pomp, pageantry and banquet with Queen Elizabeth looked set to be overshadowed by the US President's views on Brexit, the UK's next leader and a row over China's Huawei.
The city held a candlelit vigil in Trafalgar Square to remember the victims of Wednesday's attack.
London is home to thousands of foxes, which become a considerable nuisance to city residents when mounds of holiday trash tempt the animals out into the open.
Sadiq Khan is London's new mayor. Many Muslims in the UK see this as a historic and symbolic moment.
Londoners are going to the polls to vote for a new mayor. The race for the office has been a fierce and sometimes ugly one.