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Gordon Brown's trusted aide Kirsty McNeill is to unofficially 'vet' his future scribblings

Pandora: Brown asks aide to help with tricky job of pen-pushing

With Gordon Brown having endured a rotten week even by his standards, it seems steps are being hastily put in place to ensure his letter-writing exploits are kept in check over the coming months.

Easy PC: The new SimplicITy computer is designed to appeal to the over-50s

Hit & Run: SimplicITy computer delivers over-50s to the digital age

If social networking is something you do at the bingo hall, windows require (net) curtains, and a Mac is to be worn in the rain, chances are you're old. Because, apparently, old people don't do computers. Things like Twitter and spreadsheets only bother them when they're on the One O'Clock News. But anyone watching the BBC's lunchtime bulletin yesterday will have seen a pensioner called Betty using a computer designed to deliver her generation to the digital age.

'Dutch coaches have a lot of baggage,' says Steve McClaren. 'Because they are Dutch everyone knows their life story. With me they know a bit'

Steve McClaren: I survived ultimate failure. Now I fear nothing

Two years since he left England under a raincloud, the former national manager is enjoying his day in the sun, topping the Dutch league with FC Twente. In an exclusive interview, he tells Sam Wallace how he rebuilt his life, and why he won't rush back to the Premier League.

Win fights to any British Airways destination

Artists, athletes, performers & designers: don't miss this chance to help your career take off. To celebrate The London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, British Airways is giving a big boost to British talent

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