A man has died after a car struck a wall in Wolverhampton, police said. Officers were called to the crash on the A449 Penn Road in the city at about 17:22 GMT on Saturday. The driver of the black Ford Focus, a 41-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene, West Midlands Police said.

Police have said that a fire in a school toilet is "suspected of being started deliberately". Emergency services said they were called to a school, believed to be Richard Lee Primary School, on The Drive in Coventry on Monday morning.

Police made 179 arrests and recovered 650 vehicles in January as part of a campaign against road crime in the West Midlands. West Midlands Police said 400 of the vehicles were uninsured and 135 were stolen, and the team recovered stolen cars worth £674,000.

Police are investigating after a man was found seriously injured in the early hours of Sunday. West Midlands Police were called to Granville Street in Birmingham city centre just before 04:00 GMT. The force said the victim, who is in his 30s, was in a serious condition in hospital after suffering "a number of injuries".

Two people have been injured in a shooting near Wolverhampton Wanders' Molineux Stadium. The incident happened on Staveley Road in Whitmore Reans on Thursday night. A woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s suffered minor injuries.

Police patrols have been stepped up at a Wolverhampton retail park after reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB). West Midlands Police said more officers had been deployed at Bentley Bridge Retail Park, with shoppers and staff encouraged to report problems to them or security.

Police puppies have been practising their doggy paddle as they prepare to chase future criminals. For some of them, swimming at Maverick Mutts in Walsall is their first experience in water. West Midlands Police uses the pool to train their pups and give their police dogs some much needed downtime.

A woman has died after a house fire in Coventry. West Midlands Police were called to Sandy Lane at about 14:25 GMT on Saturday, where they found the body of a woman in her 30s inside a property.

Three "patients" have been found in a home that has been severely damaged by fire. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to reports of the blaze in Firs Drive, in Rugby, shortly after 07:10 GMT on Monday. A spokesperson said that "on arrival we discovered three patients" and added that more details would follow when available.

A man has been charged with drugs and weapons offences after police seized drugs thought to be cocaine and cannabis from a car and found a Taser, machete and knuckleduster at a property. West Midlands Police said it arrested a man in the early hours of Saturday after a car was seen parked with its engine running at Bentley Bridge in Wolverhampton.