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.
Officers in Greater Manchester Police demand 17 per cent pay rise after 'feeling the pinch'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRank-and-file police officers across Greater Manchester have backed calls for a 17 per cent pay rise this year. It comes after the Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) demanded the 17 per cent pay increase for officers, suggesting salaries are negatively affected by restrictions on their right to strike.
It warned the Government could 'no longer sit by and ignore our members’ basic needs' and said police pay had lagged 17 per cent behind inflation since 2000.
Today the new chairman of the Greater Manchester branch of the federation, which represents almost 6,000 rank-and-file officer, supported the demand, pointing to bigger pay rises handed to other public services which do have the right to strike.
He said cops were 'feeling the pinch'. Mike Peake said: "This is the right call. Some may think that this is an unrealistic ask, but all you need to do is look at the figures.
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