Summary: Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena made an unexpected change of course on Tuesday against the independence leaders and, also, at the beginning of the 21-D electoral campaign. The magistrate has withdrawn the European and international arrest warrants issued against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and ex-advisors ; and has ordered that his decision be communicated to the Belgian authorities so that they can make the collaboration requested by Spain. Llarena, however, maintains the Spanish arrest warrant against Puigdemont and the escaped ex-counsellors, so, according to high court sources, the five will be arrested when they return to Spain.. .Language barriers may no longer be a problem thanks to Travis the Translator, a new device capable of translating 80 languages in real time.And with more than 42,500 people around the world forced to flee their homes each day, the device is set to provide much-needed assistance to NGOs that help those affected by the refugee crisis. ;More than 200 devices have been given to Open Learning Exchange, a UN program aimed at improving access to basic education, as well as Movement on the Ground, an organization that supports refugees. Over 572 million people speak Spanish worldwide, of which 477 million people are native speakers, according to a new report from the Spanish governmen. Spanish in the World of 2017, the language and culture institute found that the number of Spanish native speakers jumped by 5 million between 2016 and 2017. In the UK the Manchester bombing might have been stopped and MI5 was investigating the ringleader of the London Bridge terror attack at the time of his rampage, a security review has found. Commuters were left furious today after it was revealed rail fares will rise by more than most people's salaries from next month despite missed punctuality targets. ;The Rail Delivery Group said the increase was below both the regulated fares rise of 3.6 per cent and the Retail Price Index measure of inflation at 4 per cent for October DUP leader Arlene Foster refused to back down in a row over Brexit tonight insisting she was just as 'unequivocal' as Dublin about the terms of the Irish border.In a clear signal there will not be a quick fix as Theresa May scrambles to reassemble a draft deal that was ready for agreement yesterday lunchtime, Mrs Foster said there was 'no way' she could endorse the current version. The DUP leader was due to finally speak to the Prime Minister later last night, more than 24 hours after her call yesterday that forced Mrs May to quit a crucial round of Brexit talks without a deal.
