volocopter plans to launch its airtaxi time.competing with more than 100 companies already developing similar aircraft. it is all down to various regulators to decide not if but when this new mode of transportation becomes part of everyday life. monica miller, bbc news, singapore. monica miller, bbc news, singapore. monica miller, bbc news, singapore. monica miller there. let's look at the markets. and asia—pacific stocks are currently open for trade. marginally higher by of a percent and up by three fifths of 1% for sub thanks for investing your time with us. iam rico thanks for investing your time with us. i am rico hizon. thanks for investing your time with us. iam rico hizon. sports thanks for investing your time with us. i am rico hizon. sports today is coming up next. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour. british police say the 39 people found dead in the back of a lorry in england were chinese nationals. britain's prime minister boris johnson calls on parliament to back an early general election in december to give

every volocopter needs a helipad.a prototype, the voloport, just outside singapore's central business district. but even with the right technology in place, how tough could it be to win the public‘s trust and confidence? i'd like to try anything once, but i don't know how safe it would be. at first, i thought there's not a chance i would get in that. it didn't look safe, but i suppose it'll get better in time. volocopter plans to launch its air taxi service by 2022. it's competing with more than 100 companies already developing similar aircraft. it's all down to various regulators to decide not if, but when this new mode of transportation becomes part of everyday life. no, iam no, i am not getting no, iam not getting in no, i am not getting in one of those yet. that's it from worklife today. possibly big brexit decisions today, either in westminster or in brussels, so keep your eye out for those. see you again next week. bye— bye. it's going to be a fine start to the day for many of us. there will be a bit of sunshine

named the ‘volocopter‘, the self—flying aircraft is expected to be put into use in as little as two yearswith me is henry bonsu, who's a broadcaster and international conference host. let's get started. the arab news, interesting to see their take on this agreement reached between russia and turkey. they call it historic. let's remember why we are here. this is because of a phone call from donald trump to the turkish president that enabled the turks to feel they have the right to enter syria and create what they thought would be a chance to drive out the way pg who are considered by them to be linked to the so—called terrorist pkk and they want to create a safe zone. that the bombardment they rain down upon this area has caused international consternation and with the absence of the americans, the russians have come in and that is why they had those talks. syrians wa nt why they had those talks. syrians want their territorial integrity protected but the turks say they wa nt protected but the turks say they want and existential threat vanquished which is why we see this cosying up between

named the ‘volocopter‘, the self—flying aircraft is expected to be put into use in as little as two years