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At least 15 people have been killed and many others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, officials say.

The explosion happened in Kadhamiyah, a mainly Shia Muslim district in the north of the city, they added.

The attack happened at rush hour, and was the latest in a spate of explosions in the capital over the past two weeks.

On Sunday the government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ended a 12-year-old night-time curfew in the city.

That came despite at least 32 people being killed on Saturday in a string of attacks across the city.

Mr Abadi said he had taken the decision to lift the curfew to help normalise life in Baghdad.

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The leaders of Russia, France and Germany have held “constructive and substantive” talks on ending the conflict in Ukraine, diplomats say.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, France’s Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met for more than four hours in Moscow.

Mr Hollande and Mrs Merkel had brought with them a peace proposal details on which have not been released.

Russia is accused of arming pro-Russian separatists – a claim it denies.

The Kremlin also rejects claims by Ukraine and the West that its regular troops are fighting alongside the rebels in the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions.

Clashes have left nearly 5,400 people dead since April, the UN says.

A September ceasefire, signed in Minsk in Belarus, has failed to stop the violence. Since then the rebels have seized more ground, raising alarm in Kiev and among Ukraine’s backers.

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Nato is forming a new ‘spearhead’ force aimed at reassuring member countries in Eastern Europe and deterring what is perceived as a potential Russian threat to the Baltic Republics or other Nato members.

Diplomatic efforts are under way to end renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine.

French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held urgent talks in the capital Kiev, presenting a new peace initiative.

US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is also in Kiev, said the US wanted a diplomatic solution, but would not close its eyes to Russian aggression.

Fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels has killed nearly 5,400 people since April, the UN says.

Ukraine and the West have accused Russia of arming rebels in eastern Ukraine and sending regular troops across the border.

Russia denies direct involvement but says some Russian volunteers are fighting alongside the rebels.

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Expat Brits in America face missing out on some of their favourite chocolates, after a ban on the import of some of Britain’s best-loved treats.

It follows a lawsuit from American confectionery giant Hershey’s, which claims the sale of British-made chocolates is damaging its business.

Regan Morris has been to see how people are coping with the news.