this is bbc news, the headlines: there are reports that us prosecutors have seized a recording of a conversation between donald trump and his former lawyer, michael cohen, in which they discuss a payment to former playboy model, karen mcdougal. the conversation is believed to have ta ken place just before the 2016 presidential election. 17 people, including nine members of one family, are now known to have died when their tourist boat capsized and sank during a sudden storm on a lake in the us state of missouri. another two members of the family were among the 1a people aboard the vessel who survived. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says the british govenrment‘s proposal have opened "the way to a constructive discussion" but it must be "workable." michel barnier questioned whether the plans for a common rulebook for goods were practical. earlier, theresa may urged the eu to "evolve" its position on brexit. in a moment on bbc news, it's newswatch,

but first here's click. welcome to one of the biggest airshows on the planet. this is the farnborough international airshow, a chance to see the newest aircraft up close, and witness them being put through their paces. i mean, really, something that big should not be doing that. alongside the air displays, this is where the aviation industry

does its business, and on the first of seven show days, orders were made for more than 300 aircraft and deals of almost $50 billion were struck. oh, my goodness. i mean, it'sjust so incredible to see what these enormous flying bits of metal can do. but interestingly, the next big thing in aviation could be quite small, and very personal. this is the blackfly, a new type of single—passenger craft. now, you may have never heard of 0pener, the company that made it, and that's because it has been operating in secret for the past nine years. the eight rotors are powered by a battery, offering travel

distances of about 25 miles. in the us, speeds would be restricted to 62 mph. you don't need a runway because this pav, or personal aerial vehicle, can take off and land vertically. in fact, it doesn't even have wheels, and that is partly due to its amphibious ambitions. it can land on water if necessary. now, after you have towed it to your take—off spot, it's time to quickly assemble the craft. 0pener is targeting enthusiasts who have open stretches of uninhabited grassland that they need to get between. well, who doesn't? america's faa has approved the design, which has an autopilot function. in fact, it's even said that riders won't have to hold a pilot's licence. it is one of several companies hoping to change how our skies look. earlier this year, we reported on uber‘s plans for sky taxis. this week, aston martin joined

the growing list of companies with personal aviation in its sights, when it showed off its concept design, and rolls—royce pitched in with its own helicopter—like four—seater. so personal aviation is fast becoming a thing. 0pener hopes to be selling the blackfly from next year at the cost of an suv, and while that's not an exact figure, it seems that it would be within the price range of quite a few people in the us and elsewhere. now, just after the blackfly was announced, it was revealed that the man funding it all is google co—founder larry page. now, this is a guy who seems to collect flying cars like they're cadillacs, because this week there was another big announcement from his fleet, this time in las vegas, and david lee travelled there in a boring

old normal plane to check out the kitty hawk. this used to be a top—secret project, but not anymore. you are seeing the kitty hawk flyer in all its glory. so many people think this thing is the first step in a dream that we as humans have had for a long time — the dream of flying around in a flying car. this test flight flown by brittney lasted about nine minutes. right now, battery capacity allows for around 20 minutes, but the speed is limited to six mph. not exactly fast travel, but you can cut them some slack. this is a flying car, after all. i really don't have to think about a lot, other than letting the aircraft do its thing, and then putting in where i want to go. it's, like, that simple. that's the beauty of it, because you're about,

you're flying, beautiful scenery, and ijust put in where i want to go. i don't have to ever think about anything, the controls, so it's like, all you have to think about is how awesome it is to fly. kitty hawk has created this small hangout at the edge of a lake near las vegas. the location is important. it rarely rains, but it does get incredibly hot, and sometimes too windy to fly. the vehicle itself weighs less than 254 pounds, which is important, because it means the us aviation authority does not require a rider to have a pilot's licence. instead, kitty hawk puts them through a training regime that lasts just 90 minutes. first a simulator, then a real machine, strapped to the ground, and then this fun ball—pool, with a serious purpose. this is where you practise getting out, if the flyer was to crash into the water. 0k. there's not much of an interior yet,

but i imagine they'll be working on that. and here is the seatbelt. sadly, they wouldn't let me fly it myself, but i did at least have a chance to try it out for size. so i'm in, and then i have the controls here. one of them does altitude, the other one is the direction of where i'm travelling. these things, they are going to crash one day, right? have you had any issues? has one fallen out of the sky yet? we have not had a single — flying people, we have not had a single person go in the water. we do a ton of flight testing on this, and as we're always developing new things, we find bugs and we fix bugs. that is a huge core part of what we do. as is often the case with new and exciting technology like this, it's not a question of whether they can do it, but whether we're going to be allowed to. in orderfor this flyer to be a reality in our daily commute, a lot of laws need to change to make it possible. but it's not the only way humans

can get into the sky. dan simmons has been looking at another idea. that is so loud, but he does it with such grace. so the jetpack does 250 mph. it will go up to 500 metres, which is like 1,500 feet. it can fly for ten to 15 minutes, and it only weighs about 65 kilos. the main straight at goodwood is more familiar with fast cars than jetpacks streaming past the stands, but as part of the future lab exhibition here, this man dreams of us all taking to the skies. this jetpack — as soon as the whole thing is off, you do want to clear all of that fuel and all of that baggage.

it might be thejbii, it might be new, it might be extra—special in terms of the amount of power and agility it offers david as he goes flying around this circuit, but once he's done with it, just get the thing off. great landing, like it. tell me a bit about this. so jbii, six engines, this is our latest version. sojbii, this is the 11th iteration. so there have been ten before this. flew around statue of liberty injb9, that was two years ago, but it only had two engines. so you have some redundancy. you can lose one of these thrusters and you will stay up. and the computers have got to be robust. where are they? so that one is the starting one, that is on the throttle. and then there's a computer system in here, that's our main computer, and this distribution system, and then each of the engines has their own computer. so there are six computers, then a master computer and throttle computer, so a lot of computers.

how long has it taken to get to this stage with a jetpack? over 12 years. i started 12 years ago. and it's gone quickly, but it's been a hell of a process. and now you have got this, this is supposed to be in a sweet spot. is it ok if ijust sit here? i'm not going to take it up for a spin. but from this position, what am i looking at here? so on the pilot's side, you're looking at the left engine and the right engine, so you're looking at all the engine information on this side. so how they are, how fast they're spinning, what's the battery voltage, how much fuel you're using, et cetera, that is this side. and when the batteries turn on, you see all of that information there. and those leds are basically — if it's green, everything is good. fly. if it's orange, probably want to start thinking about it. if it's red, definitely land. jetpack aviation says the jbii would sell for north of $300,000, if the public could be trusted

to be let loose with one, which is why it's not for sale, although the us military is looking into its use, as they have been with jetpacks for the last 50 years. the new design will wow crowds around the world, but it could also offer us the chance to have flight sessions in the near future. you know, my idea is that young kids or 14—year—old kids, you know, my daughter included, should be able to fly in one of these on a tether system, in complete safety, and get a feel for the future of aviation. because it's not the aeroplanes anymore. it's about the capacity for individuals to move around the environment, you know, go from their house to the shops, or their house — you know, to be able to take an autonomous flying vehicle from one place to another. it will happen. it's not going to happen tomorrow, it will happen.

how brilliant is that! that's it for the shorter version of click. thank you for watching and we will see you soon. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. sir cliff richard wins his case against the bbc, but was the finding a triumph for the individual‘s right to privacy, or a threat to press freedom? and, as the bbc says it may appeal, was its decision to show extensive helicopter footage of officers searching his house editorially justified? it was almost four years ago that bbc news revealed sir cliff richard was being investigated about a claim of historical child sexual assault, and showed helicopter pictures

of south yorkshire police officers searching his home. there were many complaints from those watching, and the bbc‘s head of newsgathering, jonathan munro, came on newswatch shortly after to defend the coverage. he was pressed by viewers particularly on the decision to send up that helicopter and broadcast live footage of the raid. the helicopter is another newsgathering resource, like deploying a camera crew at ground level. any visual medium, television or a still photographer, is going to want to get a clear view of an event happening, which is newsworthy, it was a newsworthy event, as anthony says himself. getting a clear view, and only by getting that could we see how many officers were involved, and viewers could make a judgment about whether they felt the search was appropriate, in terms of its size and scale. helicopter footage on the 10:00 news and the 6:00

news that evening was only 21 seconds of coverage, and there was less than a minute of live helicopter coverage right towards the end of the search, in the afternoon. so we used a very restrained portion of the helicopter. the investigation was later dropped because of lack of evidence and sir cliff richard was never arrested. the singer then sued the bbc, accusing it of invading his privacy. on wednesday, mrjustice newey found in his favour, and hundreds of viewers told the bbc they agreed with that decision. one of them recorded this video for us. it was explained that the coverage of the event was given the green light to proceed, as it was deemed to be in the public interest.