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.
Serving GMP special constable assaulted boy, 7, after being sprayed during water fight
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA serving special constable with Greater Manchester Police has been found guilty of assaulting a seven-year-old boy who "accidentally" sprayed him during a water fight with other kids.
Andrew Parkinson, 55, was charged with assault by beating after the incident on May 7 last year. Parkinson picked the victim up around the neck and chest after the youngster sprayed water on him as he was returning home.
The child had been playing with other children in the street in Bolton, with the group throwing water at each other as they enjoyed the warm weather.
As Parkinson returned to his home, a "small amount" of water landed on him. The boy in question described the incident as an 'accident', a court heard.
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