For Londoners the risk of terrorism has become a fact of life

As armed police take to the streets of London, Alex Morales and John Ainger ask if the city has become safer or more dangerous

THE image of a special-forces helicopter landing on London Bridge on Saturday night raised the question of whether the British capital is becoming more dangerous — or is in fact better defended than ever.

The attack, which killed seven people, was the second time in three months that London has come under attack after a similar assault on the Britsih Parliament in March.