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.
Taxi driver's daily battle running the gauntlet in chaos-hit Manchester Airport
manchestereveningnews.co.ukIn a job where “time is money,” taxi drivers at Manchester Airport have been running the gauntlet this summer. The under-fire flight hub has suffered months of delays, cancellations, and baggage issues, resulting in thousands of angry customers and holidaymakers.
But the airport is an important source of income for more than just the airlines - and therefore problems with it go further than just affecting travellers.
John Scarlett, 34, regularly takes customers to and from Manchester Airport with his company JMS Topgear Travel, sometimes making as many as six trips to the flight hub in one day.
But the issues at the airport mean John is sometimes left waiting for hours before picking up clients - something that has serious implications for his business. READ MORE: "It's a joke...
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