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.
Dozens of dead birds scattered across Shetland Isles amid bird flu outbreak
dailyrecord.co.ukDozens of dead birds have been left scattered across the Isle of Foula after a bird flu outbreak. Images of Bonxies carcasses in the Shetland Isles were shared by the area's heritage group.
A post from Foula Heritage reads: "The bird flu epidemic is bad in Shetland now. Many of our Bonxies are dying."Being a cannibal is not a good strategy when your victims are infectious."A further image shows a field strewn with the dead seabirds.One local described the situation as 'a horrible sight'.
The Scottish Government confirmed that an outbreak had been identified on nearby Whalsay Island at a commercial premises. While an Avian Influenza Protection Zone (AIPZ) remains in place, risk to the general public's health is "very low".Food Standards Scotland has advised that the illness does not affect the consumption of poultry products, including eggs.A spokesperson said: "The Scottish Government can confirm an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 at a small commercial free-range layer premises on the Island of Whalsay, Shetland Islands. “An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) remains in place across the UK.
This means that it is a legal requirement for all bird keepers to follow strict biosecurity measures in order to limit the spread of and eradicate the disease. “The risk to the general public’s health from avian influenza is very low.
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