Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Care homes in Rochdale among those in Greater Manchester warned not to rely on rapid tests for visitors over accuracy concerns
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inbox Care homes in Rochdale have been warned not to rely on Covid-19 rapid test kits for visitors due to serious concerns over their accuracy.
The council has stepped in after the government announced lateral flow tests were now available to allow care home visiting to take place.
At yesterday’s meeting of Greater Manchester’s emergency Covid committee - which includes senior councillors, the mayor, adult social care directors and directors of public health - major concerns were raised about the appearance of thousands of tests at care homes without a detailed plan for training or delivery.
And, following that meeting, Rochdale council's chief executive Steve Rumbelow said the authority was not satisfied that the tests were.
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