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.
Pregnant women issued urgent warning over eating fish after listeria outbreak
dailyrecord.co.ukPregnant women have been issued a warning over eating smoked fish after an outbreak of listeria. Cases of listeria monocytogenes - a bacteria that can cause the illness listeriosis - have been linked to smoked fish including salmon.
A number of cases of listeriosis have been found since January this year across England and Scotland - including one case in a pregnant woman.
The illness can cause vomiting and diarrhoea and can be dangerous for elderly, vulnerable and pregnant women. It can also lead to miscarriage and even stillbirth in severe cases.
Due to the recent outbreak, official information for people who are pregnant has been updated to advise that they thoroughly cook smoked fish before eating it.The UKHSA, Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland issued the warning which was shared by NHS Tayside's Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists on social media.The post read: "As a precautionary measure, government agencies are advising anyone currently pregnant to make sure that any smoked fish – such as smoked salmon or trout - has been thoroughly cooked before eating."This is due to a Listeria infection linked to smoked fish, and this contamination can be particularly unsafe for pregnant women."The UKHSA, Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland are investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes linked to smoked fish.
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