the confederation of british industry is calling on the government to scrap immigration targets afternisters to focus on ensuring those coming to the uk can make a positive contribution to the economy. the government says it will outline its own plans in due course. our business correspondent jonty bloom reports. immigration matters to british industry. the cbi claims that half of all building workers in london are from the eu. british agriculture needs 60,000 seasonal foreign farmworkers every year, and the nhs has seen a drop of 87% on the number of eu citizens registering as nurses and midwives. that is why the cbi says that immigration has delivered significant economic benefits to the uk. it also knows the free movement of people between the uk and the eu will almost certainly end after brexit. so it is proposing allowing firms to recruit from the eu after brexit but limiting those who are not studying or without independent means or a job on staying more than three months. eu citizens will also have to register with the authorities, the limited to what in work benefits they can

the confederation of british industry says net migration targets should be scrapped after brexit.es people coming to the uk make a positive contribution to the economy'. however, the home office said it had no plans to scrap immigration targets. the deadline for installing smart meters across the uk should be extended for another three years according to citizens advice. up to 53 million smart meters — designed to replace traditional gas and electricity meters — are due to be installed in 30 million homes and businesses by the end of 2020. but citizens advice said it would be "more realistic" to aim for 2023. the turkish lira has fallen sharply against the us dollar today because of concerns over the country's high debt levels. the currency which has fallen 40% so far this year, was down as much as i4% at one point today. it's also contending with soaring inflation with prices of every day items rising sharply — by about 15% a year. and new zealand has become the latest country to ban the use of single—use plastic shopping bags. currently, around 750 million plastic shopping bags

the confederation of british industry said the targets should be replaced with a new system that ensurestion to the economy. the home office said it's committed to reducing net migration to tens of thousands. warmer weather, the football world cup and the royal wedding — all helped lift economic growth in the three months tojune. the office for national statistics says britan's economy grew by 0.4% in that period, compared with a rate of 0.2% in the first quarter of the year. but, the 0ns added, that underlying growth remained modest, and crucial exports were down — as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. a hot, dry summer, nice while it lasts, and the same applies to the economic climate, which warmed up in the second quarter of the year and forgot all about the beast from the east. this brtish—made crop sprayer uses cutting edge technology so farmers can avoid re—spraying the same ground to an accuracy of an inch. and it has prospered on investment and exports. we have been out of able to expand the site, making the site fit for purpose for going forward because we see what

the confederation of british industry said the targets should be replaced with a new system that ensuresonomy. the home office said it's committed to reducing net migration to ‘tens of thousands'. a strike by ryanair pilots in five countries has forced the cancellation of about 400 flights. around 75,000 passengers have been affected. ryanair says most have been put on alternative flights. pilots are protesting about their conditions and pay. rya nair says its pilots are paid more than those at other budget airlines. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather prospects now. here is a look. a very tangible weekend on the way and most places will have a dry day on saturday in more places will have rain at times on sunday. heavier rain at times on sunday. heavier rain early on today and localised flooding and all the wet weather is moving out to the north sea so things are calming down slowly. clear skies means it will be chilly tonight except in the southwest where there is more cloud. a lot of dry and sunny weather to greet the start of the weekend. it will cloud over gradually and more

the confederation of british industry says net migration targets should be scrapped after brexit.ntribution to the economy'" however, the home office said it had no plans to scrap immigration targets. the deadline for installing smart metres across the uk should be extended for another three years according to citizens advice. up to 53 million smart metres — designed to replace traditional gas and electricity metres — are due to be installed in 30 million homes and businesses by the end of 2020. but citizens advice said it would be "more realistic" to aim for 2023. the turkish lira has fallen sharply against the us dollar today because of concerns over the country's high debt levels. the currency, which has fallen 40% so far this year, was down as much as 12% at one point today. it's also contending with soaring inflation with prices of every day items rising sharply by about 15% a year. and new zealand has become the latest country to ban the use of single plastic shopping bags. —— single use plastic shopping bags. currently, around 750 million plastic shopping bags are used acro

the confederation of british industry has made some interesting comments regarding immigration.t exactly is the cbi calling for? they are looking at balance and that is what the new immigration system needs, a balance between the current free movement we have and the european law, thereby european —— to —— european nationals have access to the uk labour market, where we now change it to a restriction to skilled migrants which can be costly in his processing and would not be fit for purpose in the post brexit environment because it is limited to skilled migration and does not take into account the broader skills and labour needs of the uk. do they offer any practical solutions as to how they would filter out those who could make a positive contribution to the uk economy? their proposal is to the uk economy? their proposal is to make the contribution on the basis of people coming here for the purpose of work or self—sufficiency or studies and the premise of their claim is that migrant workers make a net positive contribution to the k and they acknowledge the fact the public has co