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1. Pope Leo responds after Trump savages him and poses as Jesus Christ: ‘No fear’

   The pontiff says he is not afraid of the Trump administration and “refuses to get into a debate” with the president

2. Nigel Farage makes £2m bitcoin purchase as he backs Kwasi Kwarteng’s cryptocurrency firm

   Stack BTC said the purchase was a ‘landmark moment’ in British politics

3. Judge dismisses Trump’s Wall Street Journal lawsuit over Epstein birthday letter story

   Trump filed $10 billion defamation suit against Ruper Murdoch, publishers and journalists

4. Irish government faces no confidence vote as fuel protests spark fresh traffic chaos

   Slow-moving convoys of large vehicles on Monday morning caused delays on motorways in Ireland

5. The inside story of how a visit by Pope Francis helped lead to the crushing defeat of Viktor Orban

   Political editor David Maddox tracks the origins in Viktor Orban’s crushing defeat on Sunday to the unforeseen consequences of a papal visit almost exactly three years ago

6. How to say goodbye to your talented but toxic boss

   In fast-moving industries that privilege flair over people skills, it’s easy to become an underling to a lauded but lunatic leader. Lydia Spencer-Elliott asks career experts how to leave a job that ‘a million girls would kill for’

7. All the glaring similarities between Booker winner Flesh and a Stanley Kubrick film

   Readers have pointed out the similarities between Szalay’s Booker Prize-winning novel and Kubrick’s 1975 film ‘Barry Lyndon’

8. Southport killer’s parents ‘bear considerable blame’ for ‘preventable’ attack, damning report finds

   Chairman concludes ‘one of the most egregious crimes’ in UK history, which claimed the lives of three children and left 10 more injured, could have been – and should have been – prevented

9. Jack Draper retires from Barcelona Open in worrying start to clay-court season

   Draper received taping around his right knee before retiring while trailing 6-3 3-6 1-4

10. Anthony Joshua’s critics are wrong – he was right not to humour Tyson Fury

    Comment:Joshua was criticised for ruining the fun of Fury’s callout on Saturday, but ‘AJ’ has been here many times before with the ‘Gypsy King’