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The Michigan Court of Appeals says the parents of a teenager who killed four students at a high school can face trial for involuntary manslaughter.

South Carolina remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll after topping Mississippi in overtime on Sunday.

1 South Carolina remain unbeaten with a 64-57 victory over Mississippi on Sunday. South Carolina dominated overtime, 9-2. Ole Miss had rallied from a six-point deficit over the final 7 minutes to force overtime. Ole Miss turned it over without getting a shot off, and Boston couldn't make one at the buzzer as South Carolina finished regulation on a 1-of-11 slump. Ole Miss: Has dropped 17 in a row against South Carolina.

Zia Cooke scored five of her 24 points in overtime to help No. 1 South Carolina remain unbeaten with a 64-57 victory over Mississippi.

How doctors are spotting problems early and offering treatments at home - BBC Panorama.

While Leach may have passed away, his witty commentary will live on forever.

Sally Sherman was overwhelmed by the community’s support at the annual Festival of Trees.

In the first-ever public vote for Oxford Word of the Year, readers chose a slang term that means being "self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy."

Goblin mode refers to "a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations," according to The Oxford Dictionary's official word of 2022 is "goblin mode," the group announced Monday. The phrase won an online vote to win the title for 2022.

The slang term means "behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms." It was the landslide pick in a public vote.

Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2022 word of the year: “goblin mode.”

LONDON — (AP) — Asked to sum up 2022 in a word, the public has chosen a phrase. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year. “Given the year we’ve just experienced, ‘goblin mode’ resonates with all of us who are feeling a little overwhelmed at this point,” said Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl. Despite being relatively unknown offline, goblin mode was the overwhelming favorite, winning 93% of the more than 340,000 votes cast. In 2021 the Oxford word of the year was “vax” and Merriam-Webster’s was “vaccine.”Copyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Oxford Dictionaries has announced its 2022 word of the year: “goblin mode.”.

The Michigan Supreme Court has temporarily halted the case against James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of Ethan Crumbley, who killed four students at Oxford High School.

In his “Slough House” thrillers, the screw-ups save the day—and there’s a very fine line between comedy and catastrophe.

Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin says he has informed school officials he will be staying put.

University of Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin spoke to OutKick about his decision to stay with the Rebels after rumors swirled he was taking the Auburn head coaching job.

— (AP) — Mississippi State coach Mike Leach admitted the Egg Bowl series with Ole Miss ranks among the nation’s elite rivalries in unpredictability. Ole Miss: Just over a month ago, the Rebels were 7-0, ranked No. 20 Ole Miss jeopardizes a 29-week streak of holding a slot in the AP Poll. Mississippi State received votes, but would need a considerable bump to pass eight other similar teams to break into the AP Poll. Ole Miss: Awaiting a bowl bid, marking 40 bowl appearances, the third consecutive under Kiffin.

Mississippi State (8-4, 4-4 SEC), which snapped a two-game losing streak in the series, rallied from a 16-7 deficit in the second quarter with a 10-point outburst in the fourth quarter. Ole Miss (8-4, 4-4 SEC) answered when Jaxson Dart threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Dayton Wade with 1:25 left, capping a 99-yard drive and closing within 24-22. After two Ole Miss timeouts to set up the 2-point try, a shuttle pass from Dart was batted down to preserve Mississippi State's the advantage. Ole Miss: Just over a month ago, the Rebels were 7-0, ranked No. 20 Ole Miss jeopardizes a 29-week streak of holding a slot in the AP Poll.

Will Rogers passed for two touchdowns and Mississippi State stopped a potential game-tying 2-point conversion with 1:25 remaining to preserve a 24-22 Egg Bowl win over No. 20 Mississippi.

A new group of Rhodes scholars from the U.S. has been chosen for the prestigious academic program in a selection process that was conducted online for the third consecutive year.

The shooting occurred during a celebration of life for a community member, who died recently in a car accident.

A suburban shooting in North Carolina injured six people, including a toddler. The shooting occurred on Piedmont Avenue in Oxford, North Carolina.

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

Community United Methodist Church was in a celebratory mood Oct. 14. That’s because a host of pumpkins arrived at the Fruitland Park church, marking the start of the annual pumpkin

A University of Mississippi student was killed after he was struck by a pickup truck. Another student was injured in the accident. Two suspects have been arrested.

— Ole Miss ran all over the field at Vaught Hemingway Stadium during Saturday’s college football game. But the longest run belonged to a fan, who ran onto the turf and bolted the length of the field before getting tackled by Mississippi state troopers. But a fourth-quarter run by an overzealous fan showed there was some good tackling on the field, too. But here’s the content you really want, a crazy fan sprinting on the field! There is a good chance the fan will be banned from future events at the stadium.

The first electric Mini was built in Oxford in 2020, but most will now be made in China.

In only her first year of playing golf, 9-year-old Kenzi Kacanich came in second at the Drive, Chip and Putt regional qualifier Oct. 2 at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter.

After running out to a 14-0 lead, Ole Miss allowed Kentucky to tie the game at 19, but the Rebels came away with a three-point victory in the battle of top 15 teams.

Yet Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin isn’t without fan concerns, even though he’s vowed to stop caring and just prepare his team. This is a college football thing. Considering college football programs generally play just six or seven home games a year, it might seem bizarre for a sport that generates such passion to struggle with fan engagement. A big college football game isn’t just a big college football game. It’s a big college football weekend.

St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church has so many items to sell at its upcoming indoor yard sale that one parishioner donated a storage unit to house it all. “We have

Amid the overwhelming sense of grief sparked by the queen’s passing, the police crackdown on isolated cases of protest is raising questions about freedom of speech.

Tears were shed, hugs were shared and resolve was at an all-time high in the communities of Uvalde, Texas and Oxford, Michigan.

The jab could be used on a mass scale next year with the aim of ending deaths from the disease.

Florida International University says football player Luke Knox has died.

FIU-Player Dies Football FILE -Mississippi linebacker Luke Knox (16) celebrates a fumble recovery against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Oxford, Miss. Luke Knox died Wednesday evening, school officials said. “Words cannot express the heartfelt sorrow we feel because of the passing of our teammate and friend, Luke Knox," FIU coach Mike MacIntyre wrote on social media. “You had such a love for life and the game of football," FIU quarterback Gunnar Holmberg wrote in a social media post Thursday. Dawson Knox, Luke Knox's older brother, is entering his fourth season with the Bills.

FIU-Player Dies Football FILE -Mississippi linebacker Luke Knox (16) celebrates a fumble recovery against Arkansas during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Oxford, Miss. Knox died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, school officials said. "(Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP) (Bruce Newman)MIAMI — (AP) — FIU football player Luke Knox, who appeared in 23 games at Mississippi before joining the Panthers and was the brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, has died, the university said Thursday. Luke Knox died Wednesday evening, school officials said. “Words cannot express the heartfelt sorrow we feel because of the passing of our teammate and friend, Luke Knox," FIU coach Mike MacIntyre wrote on social media.

The oldest member of the K-pop band turns 30 next year so the issue has come into focus in South Korea.

An 18-year-old man was killed in Sumter County after a car ran a stop sign and slammed into a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. Police in Oxford, Mississippi, announced the arrest of Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., 22, on Friday, July 22, 2022. — Police on Friday announced an arrest in the investigation into the disappearance of University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee. >> Read more trending newsAuthorities charged 22-year-old Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., of Grenada, with murder, police said. Lee vanished on the morning of July 8 after he was seen leaving Campus Walk Apartments, WHBQ-TV reported. TONIGHT AT 9: The Black Ford Fusion that belongs to missing Ole Miss student Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee was found today at an Oxford towing company.

Officials say the doses expired "due to limited demand for the vaccine" domestically, and logistical challenges in donating them elsewhere.

Canada is going to throw out about 13.6 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn’t find any takers for it either at home or abroad

School Shooting Michigan FILE - Oxford High School student return to school after they walked out of classes on May 26, 2022, in Oxford, Mich., to show their support for the Uvalde, Texas community and the recent mass shooting that occurred at an elementary school. The federal lawsuit being filed Friday names the Oxford Community School District, its former superintendent and other officials. Several told reporters that the Oxford School Board has repeatedly declined a review by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office. “My fear, now, is they will use attorney-client privilege to withhold pertinent information for the review," said April Ventline, whose son attends Oxford High. "I don’t have faith or trust we will get a clear and honest review.”___For more of the AP's coverage of the Michigan school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/oxford-high-school-shootingCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

Two people suffered fatal injuries in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday near Oxford, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Hundreds of students at Oxford High School, the Michigan school where four were killed in November, walked out and formed a 'U' on the football field to show support for Uvalde students and families.

Congregants from Hope Lutheran Church’s three campuses converged on what will eventually become the church’s permanent south Villages home the afternoon of May 15 for a land dedication service. “It

David Suleiman likes connecting with the community any way he can.

The city, one of the pandemic-era havens for remote work, is flirting with falling prices in a healthy reversal of excess.

Native American Homecoming Butch McIntosh, left, leads the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Honor Guard during the opening of a two-day festival in Oxford, Ala., on Friday, April 8, 2022. Tribal citizens gathered there at the start of a two-day event to tell Muscogee stories, sing hymns, explain tribal history and give area residents a chance to meet their leaders. We were forced to leave.”Once among the largest groups in the Southeast, the Muscogee territory included parts of the present-day states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. While a group from the Muscogee Nation visited the park in 2016 after it opened, most citizens haven't. The nation wants to do more to connect with the local community and Muscogee still living in the South, the principal chief said.

Native American Homecoming Butch McIntosh, left, leads the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Honor Guard during the opening of a two-day festival in Oxford, Ala., on Friday, April 8, 2022. Tribal citizens gathered there at the start of a two-day event to tell Muscogee stories, sing hymns, explain tribal history and give area residents a chance to meet their leaders. We were forced to leave.”Once among the largest groups in the Southeast, the Muscogee territory included parts of the present-day states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. While a group from the Muscogee Nation visited the park in 2016 after it opened, most citizens haven't. The nation wants to do more to connect with the local community and Muscogee still living in the South, the principal chief said.

Native Americans whose ancestors were forced out of the Southeast almost 200 years ago are back for a festival with a name that sums up its purpose: “We have come back.”.

Native Americans whose ancestors were forced out of the Southeast almost 200 years ago during a purge that cleared the way for white settlers returned Friday for a two-day festival with a name that sums up its purpose: “We have come back.” A busload of Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizens and others in vans and cars traveled from their homes in Oklahoma and elsewhere for a celebration in the east Alabama city of Oxford, located on what once was part of Arbeka, a Muscogee community dating back 12,000 years. Land that once was a village inhabited by an estimated 3,000 people is now the site of a city park with sports fields and a walking trail, said RaeLynn Butler, who manages the nation's historical and preservation department.

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church opened its Early Learning Center to the community in 2018. And to say the Oxford preschool is quite popular may be an understatement.

Britain Shark House FILE - A fibreglass sculpture known as the Headington Shark and originally called "Untitled 1986", by British sculptor John Buckley stands appearing to crash through the roof of a house in the Headington area of Oxford, England, on April 30, 2019. The 25-foot tall sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Henson-Heine’s house in Oxford, England, is now a protected landmark — and he’s not happy about it. The image of a shark crashing through the roof captured the shock civilians must feel when bombs smash into their homes, Magnus Hanson-Heine said. The shark’s anti-war message is just as important today as Russian bombs fall on Ukraine, Henson-Heine said. The shark house has its own website, which features photos of Bill Heine and Buckley sharing a glass of wine alongside the sculpture and a young passer-by in a pose that makes it look as if she’s eating the shark.

The 25-foot (7.6 meter) tall sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Hanson-Heine’s house in rural Oxford, England, is now a protected landmark — and he’s not happy about it.

The 25-foot tall (7.6 meter) sculpture of a shark crashing through the roof of Magnus Hanson-Heine’s house in rural Oxford, England, is now a protected landmark — and he’s not happy about it. Hanson-Heine loves the installation, erected by his father and a local sculptor in 1986 as an anti-war, anti-nuke protest that still remains relevant now as bombs fall on Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin rattles his nuclear weapons. Bill Heine installed the shark without the approval of local officials because he didn’t think they should have the right to decide what art people see, and the council spent years trying to remove the sculpture.

Two photographs, 35 years apart, show how far higher education has come in the U.K.

Ally Kostial was a rising senior year at the University of Mississippi when she was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds not far from campus. A search of her apartment led investigators to her Apple Watch, which unexpectedly -- and very quickly -- led to the capture of her killer.

Ally Kostial was a rising senior year at the University of Mississippi when she was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds not far from campus. A search of her apartment led investigators to her Apple Watch, which unexpectedly -- and very quickly -- led to the capture of her killer.

Production at Plant Oxford is stopping until 18 March due a shortage of parts from Ukraine.

As patrons at the upcoming Sumter County Fair dig into fried foods and brave thrilling rides, local students will continue a decades-old tradition. Dozens of agriculture students are putting the

Blackhawks Scandal FILE - Ferris State players hold hockey sticks prior to an NCAA hockey game against the Miami RedHawks, on Oct. 18, 2019, in Oxford, Ohio. A November 2012 sexual assault allegation against Aldrich at Miami led to his resignation. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File) (Aaron Doster)CHICAGO — (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks fired a longtime minor-league trainer in November after he was accused of sexual harassment. The alleged harassment by Rockford IceHogs trainer D.J. "Recently, when allegations of sexual harassment in 2014 by D.J.

The Chicago Blackhawks fired a longtime minor-league trainer in November after he was accused of sexual harassment.

Oxford COVID-19 study Oxford University is launching the world’s first medical trial that will deliberately expose participants to the COVID-19 virus. (Gorodenkoff Productions OU/Getty Images/iStockphoto)Oxford University is launching the world’s first medical trial that will deliberately expose participants to the COVID-19 virus. >> Read more trending newsThe study will be aimed at evaluating the immune system’s response to the virus, according to a statement from the university. Researchers are looking for people who have either already had COVID-19 or who have been vaccinated. Volunteers will be exposed to the original strain of the COVID-19 virus, before researchers gauge their response to another infection of the virus.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.

Mississippi is in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for the first time in 15 years, coming in at No. 24.

The Michigan high school where four students were fatally shot has reopened for the first time since the Nov. 30 tragedy.

Ask most people about how life has changed during the last 21 months and very few would point out anything positive.

One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats.

A man driving on westbound Interstate 4 in Volusia County was shot at and injured by a suspect in an unknown vehicle early Saturday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

The parents of a teen accused of killing four students at a Michigan high school have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.

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Matt Corral threw for 324 yards and a touchdown to lead No. 15 Mississippi past Liberty and former Rebels coach Hugh Freeze 27-14.

Longtime Texas A&M women’s basketball coach Gary Blair says this season will be his last with the Aggies.

No. 17 Mississippi stopped a 2-point conversion with no time left in regulation and the Rebels beat No. 13 Arkansas 52-51.

Alabama and Georgia, the top-ranked teams in the country and the favorites to win their Southeastern Conference divisions, are preparing to face the league’s biggest early season surprises.

Matt Corral passed for 335 yards and three touchdowns, ran for four scores, and No. 17 Mississippi beat Tulane 61-21, scoring all its points in the first three quarters.

Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin will miss the opener against Louisville with a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.’s rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines over the past few months, which has been credited with turning around the country’s pandemic response.

The governing body of Oxford University’s Oriel College says a controversial statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil Rhodes will not be taken down because of “regulatory and financial challenges.”.

Ron DeSantis has said he will lower the age requirement for residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine sometime this month, but is now giving a better idea of who will be eligible next. During a news conference in Marion County on Friday, the governor said the age requirement, which currently stands at 65, will likely be dropped to 60 next, and the change is expected in the near future. Most likely we’ll do 60, and then we’ll do the next week 55 so stay tuned, that announcement will be coming relatively soon,” DeSantis said. And so if you’re 60, you’re going to be able to go and it doesn’t matter what your vocation is or doesn’t matter if you’re retired, you’re going to be able to go,” he said. “If you look at COVID and the statistics nationally, 95.7% of all COVID-related mortality is age 50 or above.

North Carolina State returned to the No. 2 spot and Texas A&M climbed to third after South Carolina and Louisville — the previous second- and third-ranked teams — lost games. Coach Gary Blair's team can win the Southeastern Conference regular-season title with victories over Alabama on Thursday and South Carolina on Sunday. The Scarlet Knights play at Michigan State and Penn State this week. South Carolina, Mississippi State and Tennessee are the only teams to win the regular-season crown since the Aggies entered the conference in 2012.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a televised press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. Johnson said the government's plan would move the country “cautiously but irreversibly” out of lockdown. “We are now traveling on a one-way road to freedom,” he said at a televised news conference. Three weeks later, people will be able to meet in small groups outdoors for sports or relaxation. “I can’t guarantee that it is going to be irreversible, but the intention is that it should be" he said.

Johnson plans to appeal to leaders of the worlds richest nations to unite in a colossal mission to get COVID-19 vaccines to every country and to lead a sustainable recovery from the pandemic. Johnson is set to chair a virtual meeting of leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on Friday. It will be the first session led by Johnson since the U.K. took over the G-7's presidency in January. Rich countries have been criticized for buying up more COVID-19 vaccines than they need, leaving developing nations without access to the lifesaving shots. AdGovernments around the world must cooperate to put vaccine supplies to the best possible use, Johnson said.

(AP Photo/Valentina Petrova, FILE)GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization said Monday the emergence of new COVID-19 variants has raised questions about whether or not existing vaccines will work, calling it “concerning news” that the vaccines developed so far may be less effective against the variant first detected in South Africa. That designation would allow millions of doses to be shipped to poor countries as part of a U.N.-backed effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines worldwide known as COVAX. Last week, Tedros said that more than three quarters of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in just 10 countries and that immunization in nearly 130 countries had yet to start. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, WHO's chief scientist, said people shouldn't conclude from South Africa's decision that the AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't work. She said all of the available evidence to date shows the vaccines developed so far reduce deaths, hospitalizations and severe disease.

British officials say everyone arriving in the country from coronavirus hotspots will have to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine starting Feb. 15 in a bid to stop new variants of the virus reaching the country. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)LONDON – Everyone arriving in the U.K. from countries identified as coronavirus hotspots will have to spend 10 days in hotel quarantine starting Feb. 15 in a bid to stop new virus variants reaching the country, the government said Friday. But authorities are facing criticism for delays in implementing the policy, which was first announced in late January. The U.K. says it has sought advice from Australia and New Zealand, where quarantine hotels have been used to contain COVID-19. The British government aims to give a shot to 15 million people by Feb. 15, including everyone over 70 and those with underlying health conditions.

(Yui Mok/PA via AP)LONDON – The Bank of England says the U.K.'s rapid rollout of coronavirus vaccines means the British economy should recover much of the ground lost during the pandemic by the end of the year. The bank expects the British economy to contract by a further 4% in the first quarter of 2021 as a result of the lockdown. That contraction is far milder than the 20% or so decline the British economy endured in the second quarter last year during the first lockdown. That would see the British economy grow 5% over the course of 2021 despite the first quarter fall. As of Wednesday, more than 10 million people in the U.K. have received their first vaccine doses, nearly a fifth of the adult population.

Ron DeSantis said Wednesday the state is now trying to target senior living communities, with Central Florida marked as the next stop. Club manager, Sheri Wollschlager, said the vaccines are strictly for Solivita residents 65 and older. The governor elaborated that the state is working to partner with communities that have a significant elderly population to bring these so-called “vaccine pods” to the area. AdDeSantis said more pods would be coming to Central Florida communities, too. DeSantis asks White House for more vaccine supply][Register for a COVID-19 vaccine in Florida]

The EU has asked AstraZeneca for permission to release the contract, Kyriakides said. The EU’s drug regulator will consider the AstraZeneca vaccine on Friday. “This is this is really, really bad news — not only bad news for the European countries involved,'' he said. Soriot said AstraZeneca had to reduce deliveries to the EU because plants in Europe had lower than expected yields from the biological process used to produce the vaccine. “There are a lot of emotions running in this process right now, and I can understand it: people want vaccine,” Soriot said.

Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to stop the system from collapsing. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for COVID-19 amid warnings from doctors that front-line health workers should be quickly inoculated to prevent the medical system from collapsing. It is unknown when Sri Lanka will be getting the vaccine. “Vaccines need to be given quickly to keep the health workers’ morals up and we need health workers to treat patients,” Aluthge said. In the more than three months since then, Sri Lanka has reported more than 52,000 new patients and 260 deaths.

The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program as the government seeks to protect the countrys oldest and most vulnerable residents before easing a third national lockdown. Under the travel corridor arrangements, anyone arriving in the U.K. from countries deemed safe was exempt from a period of quarantine. Though the decision was widely welcomed, including by lobby group Airlines U.K., Johnson was also accused again of tardy decision-making. Scientists have said there is no indication the U.K. variant reacts any differently to coronavirus vaccines. The U.K. is ramping up its mass vaccination program to the country’s oldest and most vulnerable residents.

82-year-old Brian Pinker receives the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Sam Foster at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, England, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The second round of shots began in various locations around the country as the U.S. death toll surpassed 352,000. Britain, meanwhile, became the first nation to start using the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, ramping up its nationwide inoculation campaign amid soaring infection rates blamed on the new variant. Elsewhere around the world, France and other parts of Europe have come under fire over slow vaccine rollouts and delays. The European Union likewise faced growing criticism about the slow rollout of COVID-19 shots across the 27-nation bloc of 450 million inhabitants.

People were told to work from home unless it's impossible to do so, and leave home only for essential trips. All nonessential shops and personal care services like hairdressers will be closed, and restaurants can only operate takeout services. As of Monday, there were 26,626 COVID-19 patients in hospitals in England, an increase of more than 30% from a week ago. Authorities have recorded more than 50,000 new infections daily since passing that milestone for the first time on Dec. 29. London and large areas of southeast England were put under the highest level of restrictions in mid-December, and more regions soon joined them.

(AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING — China has designated parts of Hebei province near Beijing as a coronavirus high danger zone after 14 new cases of COVID-19 were found. The other three COVID-19 cases were in the city of Yantai. Approximately 174 private clinics have also requested vaccines, State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs said. County health officials fear the incoming Christmas and New Year’s surge. Superintendent Henderson Lewis said a spike in positive cases in the city prompted the “unfortunate but necessary” decision to go back to distance learning.

Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.K. have already received at least one shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, which recommended the AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use, did not endorse one vaccine over the other. Britain’s action likely means the World Health Organization could soon clear the AstraZeneca vaccine for use in a global effort to help poor countries, called COVAX. The European Medicines Agency said it is still assessing the AstraZeneca vaccine and has asked the company for more information on its quality, safety and effectiveness. In addition to the Serum Institute, AstraZeneca has deals with vaccine makers in Brazil, South Africa and China.

FILE - In this undated file photo issued by the University of Oxford, a volunteer is administered the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. “The only way we get the pandemic behind us is if we get doses of vaccine out there,” he said. Hopes are high for the AstraZeneca vaccine because it can be shipped and stored at normal refrigerator temperatures unlike the others that require freezing until a few hours before they're given. AstraZeneca has also signed licensing deals for the vaccine to be produced in countries including Brazil, South Africa and China. ___This story has been corrected to show that COVAX has ordered 400 million doses of AstraZeneca's vaccine, not 700 million.

In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, photo taken through a camera lens the word "pandemic" in seen in a dictionary in Washington. Dictionary.com declared pandemic its 2020 word of the year. For the first time, two dictionary companies on Monday — Merriam-Webster and Dictionary.com — declared the same word as their tops: pandemic. “Often the big news story has a technical word that’s associated with it and in this case, the word pandemic is not just technical but has become general. The word pandemic dates to the mid-1600s, used broadly for “universal” and more specifically to disease in a medical text in the 1660s, he said.

This undated photo issued by the University of Oxford shows of vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, in Oxford, England. (University of Oxford/John Cairns via AP)LONDON – The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use. The British government has ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, and plans to start distributing it in December if it gains approval. The drugmakers informed the U.K. regulator of the issue when it was discovered, and it was agreed to complete the late-stage trial with two groups. The British government and its scientific advisers have expressed confidence that multiple vaccines will win approval, but say all decisions are up to the regulator.

The National Health Service is making plans to administer 88.5 million vaccine doses throughout England, according to a planning document dated Nov. 13. While most of the injections would be delivered at around 1,000 community vaccination centers, about a third would go to 40 to 50 “large-scale mass vaccination centers,” including stadiums, conference centers and similar venues, the document indicates. The German government has asked regional authorities to get special vaccination centers ready by mid-December. France, meanwhile, has reserved 90 million vaccine doses, but has not yet laid out its plan for mass vaccination. The vaccinations will be administered in 13,000 public health centers.