call off

Mr Wangchuk called off the hunger strike he began on 12 September and appealed for calm, saying violence "only damages our cause".

“This is not calm. This is not peaceful. California politicians must call off their rioting mob.”

If she had the choice to make again, she would call off the hike as soon as she saw storms in the forecast.

The group said it called off the engagement because it “polarized the leadership of the organization.”

A bus workers' strike that was set to disrupt scores of bus routes in the capital over the coming weekend has been largely called off, the Unite union has said.