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.
Gang run fake police station in building next to real police station for eight months
dailystar.co.ukgang successfully operated a fake police station for eight months as they extorted money from hundreds of people, according to an official.Pretending to be police officers or soldiers is an unfortunate common occurrence in India with fear of the police to be a widespread feeling in the nation with corruption said to be high within the police force.The gang, which is based in Bihar state, showed tremendous gall as they set up their headquarters 500 metres from the home of the genuine police chief of the region.READ MORE: Intimate couple facing jail for 'five seconds' of fun during game at stadiumAccording to DC Srivastava, to make their operation look as authentic as possible, members of the gang wore uniforms with rank badges as well as carrying guns.The culprits would make money through illicit activities such as charging local people to enter the fake police station to file complaints and cases.They had also pocketed extra funds by promising to help various locals secure social housing or jobs in the police.To further the elaborate scam they had masterminded, they would also pay people from the local area, a daily wage of about 500 rupees (about £5) in order to act as police officers working at the fake station, that was set up in a hotel.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.However, the eight-month scam came to an end after a real genuine police officer noticed two members of the gang carrying non service-issued guns that had been manufactured in local workshops.While the ringleader of the operation remains at large, at least six members of the gang including two women were arrested as DC Srivastava said: “[An] investigation is under way in the case.
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