Asda tries to settle 'Potter' row

Asda has paid its debt to the Bloomsbury publishing house, in an attempt to end a row over the final Harry Potter novel.

It emerged earlier today that the firm had cancelled Asda's order for copies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, explaining that it was owed money from the supermarket chain.

Asda originally denied that such a debt existed, and claimed that Bloomsbury's decision was a response to its criticism of the novel's £17.99 price tag.

There has so far been no word on whether Asda customers will now be able to buy the Potter book on July 21.