BIRMINGHAM

Four people were killed and dozens injured after a series of shootings in Birmingham, Alabama.

According to city police, the bloody incidents occurred Saturday night shortly after 11:00 p.m. (local time) when police received a call of shots fired.

Officers arrived at the scene and found two men and a woman lying on the ground and were found to have died instantly.

A mass shooting involving several assailants has left at least four people dead and dozens wounded in the U.S. state of Alabama, police said on Sept. 21.

"We believe that multiple shooters fired multiple shots on a group of people" in the Five Points South district of Birmingham just after 11 p.m., police officer Truman Fitzgerald told local media.

A new route will soon link Plovdiv and Birmingham, enhancing travel options between the second largest cities of Bulgaria and the UK. Ryanair has announced that it will operate direct flights between the two cities, with the inaugural flight scheduled for November 2 this year. One-way tickets for the new service start at 35 euros.

Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have had U.K. police on high alert.

Water Plaza (Plateia Nerou, 2,616 Posidonos) in Palaio Faliro will host an epic heavy metal concert featuring Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson and Accept as part of the Release Athens festival on July 21. Judas Priest, spawned out of Birmingham in 1969 and known for classics like "British Steel" and "Painkiller," will deliver a powerful set including new songs.

Lufthansa City Airlines, a new low-cost airline, will make its first flight on June 26, focusing on connecting flights for its parent company from hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. According to Euronews, Bulgaria is among its destinations. The airline will start flights this month to Berlin, Bremen, Cologne Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Hanover.

Olympiakos scored one of its most famous victories in its 99-year history, beating Aston Villa 4-2 in Birmingham to get to within one step from its first ever European final.

The grand concert production will take place at Arena Sofia Hall

Self-effacing Irish actor Cillian Murphy is having to get used to red carpet glitz and acceptance speeches.

The 47-year-old Cork native won his first Oscar on March 11 on his first nomination for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," capping a glittering awards season that saw him snare a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and other prizes.

Dublin-based low-cost giant Ryanair recently announced it was adding Albania to its roster for the first time as its 37th country destination, with new flights from Edinburgh, London Stansted and Manchester, alongside a host of European cities.