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 smash multi-million pound international 'chop shop' car theft ring after a brilliant piece of detective work
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxAn international car stealing operation has been smashed by police after crooks blundered by using a hire car as a taxi.Two organised crime gangs based in Oldham, with associates in Bolton and Bury, are believed to be behind the theft of 70 luxury cars since last October, worth £2.25m.They specialised in stealing Ranger Rovers and Land Rovers - including the popular Evoque - as well as BMWs, Audis, and Volkswagens.It is thought they have technology which enables them to get into a car without the keys and start and steal it in 30 seconds.During 12-month investigation officers from GMP's Serious and Organised Crime Group intercepted cars at Liverpool docks about to be shipped abroad and recovered others already en route.
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