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.
Man with van bragged fly-tipping was 'easy money'...then he got caught
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxA man who said fly-tipping was 'easy money' has been fined and ordered to do community service after being caught dumping rubbish in the street.Jordan Hargreaves advertised on Facebook as 'Northwest Removals', falsely claiming he was a licensed waste carrier.
But after two lots of rubbish dumped in the street in Northenden were traced back to him by council investigators, he was taken to court Evidence was found within the waste which linked it to residential addresses.
Investigators contacted the residents and they said Hargreaves charged them £40-50 to dispose of the rubbish on their behalf.
When interviewed under caution, Hargreaves admitted to collecting the waste, saying he had advertised on social media and that.
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