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.
Quest to fix the street 'too dangerous' for children after FOUR serious incidents in six weeks
manchestereveningnews.co.ukResidents have spoken of their fear over a major road in south Manchester that's "too dangerous" to let children play near after four serious incidents on the street in less than six weeks.
Hyde Road has been the site of four serious police incidents since the start of June, which have left multiple people injured, with a 23-year-old man losing his life in a collision earlier this week.
Now, residents have spoken about their fears around the road, and elected officials have urged for action to be taken to improve the safety of the route to prevent another tragedy.
The Manchester Evening News has spoken to several local residents after the incidents in recent weeks, including a woman who refuses to let her children play outside anymore because the area is simply "too dangerous".
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