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.
Police officer sacked for 'trying it on' with vulnerable domestic abuse victims
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A police officer who "tried it on" with vulnerable domestic abuse victims has been sacked for gross misconduct.
PC Colin Noble, an officer with West Midlands Police, pursued four women who had been victims of domestic abuse, making inappropriate sexual comments and advances, a misconduct hearing heard.
The 50-year-old father-of-two, a serving officer for 20 years, suggested one of the victims "unbutton" her shirt while looking at her breasts, and asked if she "had any nudes".
Noble, who claimed he only called her "fit" in a "ham-fisted" attempt at building a rapport, was being secretly recorded by the woman after she became uneasy with his behaviour.
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