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.
Wigan Athletic fan who picked up flare for 'health and safety reasons' at derby game acquitted
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA Wigan Athletic fan who claimed he picked up a flare at a derby match against Bolton Wanderers has been acquitted of possession of a flare.
Cameron Hendy, of North Down Road in Plymouth, said that whilst celebrating a goal for his team he went to pick up the blue flare which had been thrown near to where he was standing in order to prevent a potential fire.
The 28-year-old picked up the flare for five seconds, raising it above his head before handing it to a police officer on April 2, 2022, Wigan and Leigh Magistrates’ Court heard.
Video footage showed the council security officer celebrating the goal at the DW Stadium before being alerted to the smoke bomb by a steward.
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