Germany news: Every 3rd food bank beneficiary is a child

Over 30% of people who regularly need support from a food bank in Germany are children, activists say. Meanwhile, German property prices have risen for a fourth straight quarter. DW has the latest.

• Children are massively overrepresented in Germany's food banks
• A driver fleeing police in Hamburg wedges his car between a bus and another vehicle, leaving several injured
• Property prices in Germany have risen consistently over the past year
• As Germans prepare to toast Christmas, sparkling wine appears to be losing its fizz

Here is a roundup of the main headlines from Germany on Tuesday, December 23: