September’s Report on Jobs, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, showed that UK labour market conditions continued to deteriorate. Overall demand for staff fell at the sharpest rate in the survey’s eleven-year history, leading to marked declines in permanent and temporary appointments. Wages and salaries were broadly static as strongly rising candidate availability dampened pay pressures.

Paul Drayson, who as Lord Drayson served as the UK’s Minister for Defense Procurement and in the House of Lords before taking a leave of absence to pursue a dream of racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, has rejoined the government as Science Minister

Last weekend the General Motors factory backed Corvette Racing team and the Penske Racing Porsche team won the first Green Challenge trophies to be awarded in the American Le Mans Series sportscar racing championship.

This coming weekend Formula One will show its support for the FIA’s Make Cars Green campaign by running on specially prepared green-grooved tyres at the Japanese Grand Prix.

September’s Report on Jobs, from the REC and KPMG, showed that UK labour market conditions continued to deteriorate. Overall demand for staff fell at the sharpest rate in the survey’s 11 year history, leading to marked declines in permanent and temporary appointments. Wages and salaries were broadly static as strongly rising candidate availability dampened pay pressures.

At the Paris Motor Show Citroën has unveiled a hybrid concept version of its C4 FIA World Rally Championship car.

Peter Wright, a technical consultant to the FIA Institute, is to address the 2008 SAE Motorsports Engineering Conference, in the USA in December with a presentation titled, "Motorsports and the Environment: Challenge or Compromise?"