Bayer has agreed to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weed killer Roundup caused cancer after a US judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims.

A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the weedkiller Roundup was responsible ... most widely used ingredients in weed killers worldwide.

Bayer, which acquired Roundup with its $63 billion purchase of Monsanto in 2018, faces lawsuits by more than 52,500 U.S. Roundup users, and juries in three trials have ordered the company to pay ...