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.
'Distressed' man talked down by police from restaurant roof 'receiving appropriate support'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter here A 'distressed' man was talked down by police from the roof of a building.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to Water Street in Wigan town centre at around 5.10pm. The man is understood to have climbed onto the roof of a Chinese restaurant.
A cordon was put in place as the emergency dealt with the incident. Police said officers spoke to the man, who later climbed down to safety.
There were no reported injuries. Police said the man, who hasn't been identified, was 'receiving appropriate support' after being checked by paramedics at the scene.
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