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.
An invasive plant disease could threaten the UK's gin industry
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFollowing the news that pubs are set to close earlier under new restrictions, the last thing people will want to hear is that gin supply is under threat.An invasive plant disease is putting the UK gin industry at risk and therefore putting a chance of a cheeky G&T on the line.According to new research, the Phytophthora austrocedri pathogen has been found to be spreading through juniper trees in Scotland, which produces 70% of the spirit across the four nations.And it might not be just gin that is under threat.Experts at the Plant Health Centre, including Professor Fiona Burnett from Scotland’s Rural College, warn other spirits such as whisky could also be hit by disease.Prof Burnett said: "Plant Health Week is a chance to flag that everyone.
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