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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.
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Hero Scots mum who saved toddler from drowning in Glasgow park pond nominated for award
dailyrecord.co.ukA Scots mum who saved a child from drowning in a Glasgow park has been nominated for a prestigious award. The Record reported last year how Victoria Crane, 27, sprung into action after seeing the two-year-old girl face down in the pond in Victoria Park.Victoria, from Milngavie, was in the West End park celebrating her birthday when she heard a commotion coming from the pond.
The mum, who works as a carer, raced to the scene and provided vital first aid after the girl's body was pulled from the water by a man.She is now a finalist for the Scottish First Aid Awards after she was nominated by her partner, Craig Donnelly.
Victoria told Glasgow Live: "I never wanted to receive any plaudits for my actions but it does feel nice to be recognised. Obviously the most important thing is that the wee girl is still alive.".Speaking about the terrifying incident, she said: "Instinct kicked in and I ran over because we were the closest people to him.
She was choking on water. I put her over my knee to try help her bring up as much water as possible. The wee girl was slipping in and out of consciousness."I stripped all her wet clothes off and used the man's jacket to keep her warm.
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