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.
Update in tragic case of man crushed by digger at work as inquest opened
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man died after being crushed by a digger at a waste recycling plant, an inquest opening heard. John Graveson was was so severely injured that he had to be identified by his fingerprints, the court was told.
The 42-year-old, from Ashton-under-Lyne, suffered 'catastrophic' injuries after being hit by an excavator vehicle at the Aspire House industrial estate on Outram Road in Dukinfield on March 3, 2023.
Mr Graveson, originally from Carlisle, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of gross negligence and manslaughter was later released under investigation. READ MORE: Massive IT and phone system outages across GP practices in Greater Manchester An inquest into Mr Graveson’s death was opened by assistant coroner Christopher Briggs at South Manchester Coroners' Court in Stockport on Wednesday morning (March 29).
The court was told a police investigation is ongoing. Cops are working with Health and Safety Executive (HSE) officials. Mr Briggs said Mr Graveson, who was employed as yard man, was involved in a 'work-related incident', with the machine being operated by another person.
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