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.
Residents of Manchester's first council housing block stage 5-day sit in over ageism and oppression
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA group of residents at Manchester's oldest social housing block have occupied a communal area and reached the fifth day of a sit-in protest, after housing chiefs told them the room would have to close outside of regular hours for various reasons, including health and safety.
Calling themselves the Dwellers, the five pension-age residents have said the decision to shut the area is an example of ageism and oppression.
Built in 1894 as the city's population continued to explode, was Manchester's first-ever council housing scheme and it features fine Victorian architecture, as well as a well-maintained central garden and communal space for the many older people that call the tenement-style block their home.
However, some residents have said that they feel infantilised over recent demands to remove decorations and not use their shared space outside of normal working hours.
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