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.
'Disgraceful' fraudster attempted to get £28k in Covid business grants despite no longer owning premises
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA fraudster business owner who attempted to claim almost £28,000 in Covid grant funding has been sentenced for his ‘disgraceful’ breach of trust after it was discovered he had vacated the premises which he based his claims on.
Abbas Sharief, 60, of Doncaster Avenue, Withington, was convicted of three counts of fraud by false representation at Wigan Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (March 28) after applying for three grants aimed at helping businesses during the pandemic.
The court heard that Sharief had applied for and was granted £10,000 from the Small Business Rates Grant Fund, which was to support business owners forced to close during the pandemic, in April 2020. READ MORE: Woman, 92, woke up to find couple in her bedroom - it was just the start of her horror ordeal To be eligible for the fund, owners had to be actively trading from a registered address but Sharief had already vacated the premises where he based his claim prior to the pandemic.
On January 18, 2021, Sharief applied for a Local Restrictions Grant stating he was still occupying the business premises. He was awarded £9,669.21 after his application was approved.
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