How to cancel/reset iOS 7 software update that's failed?? Please save my sanity!

I tried to update my iPod touch 5th gneration (32GB) to iOS 7 over the air last night at around 19.00 UK time (from the device itself, rather than via itunes on my PC). This was the second attempt after the first (initiated at about 17.57 UK time) gave me an unsuccessful error message after almost completing the download. But now all I have on the software update screen is the 'less than one minute remaining' message. The cogs are rotating in the little icon window but NOTHING ELSE is happening & I cannot get the updating message off. It is now 15.11 UK time the following day & I'm STILL getting the 'less than one minute remaining' message... this is obviously not the case BUT I cannot seem to find any way whatsover of stopping/cancelling the failed software update.
I've tried everything i can think of: shut wi-fi off, signed out then back in to my itunes account, reset the device (long press of home & sleep buttons), power off then back on, & I am at a total loss & becoming incredibly frustrated.
I've managed to update on my iPhone no problem but my ipod seems to be broke!! Please can anyone out htere help me?!? How do I cancel the failed download or re-set it to d/l again??

yes I've done the update OTA but why this screen cant go
it keep asking me to connect to itunes and when connecting the I tunes appear a massage

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