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.
Drivers issued stark warning over seatbelts as mandatory law turns 40 years old
dailyrecord.co.ukThe RAC has issued a stark warning to drivers over wearing seatbelts 40 years to the day that they became mandatory in British cars.A new report published by the motor association has revealed that 1.7m full driving licence holders in the UK admitted to driving without a seatbelt over the last year.
Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary that wearing seatbelts became a legal requirement.Drivers are therefore being urged to strap in before every journey as 30 per cent of annual road deaths involve one party not wearing a seatbelt, while people who don't wear one are twice as likely to die in an accident.A quarter of drivers - 24 per cent - think the current fine for breaking the law - £500 is not enough and should be increased.
A tweet accompanying the RAC research read: "Drivers are clearly supportive of greater penalties, which we know the Government is considering."But arguably, toughening the law isn’t enough: drivers need to think there’s a good chance of being caught in the first place."Findings also showed that seven in 10 motorists think drivers should be responsible for ensuring all passengers buckle up.
Currently, drivers only have responsibility to make sure they and any children in their vehicles are buckled up properly.Four per cent of drivers admit to driving without a seatbelt over the last 12 months, with 22 per cent saying they don’t belt up at least half the time.
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