Durham constabulary

Ben Stokes: England Test captain Ben Stokes on Wednesday took to social media to appeal for information about some masked people who burgled his house and escaped with jewellery and other valuables. Stokes said his motivation behind seeking information from the public is to catch the people who committed the burglary.

"On the evening of Thursday, October 17 a number of masked people burgled my home in the Castle Eden area in the North East. They escaped with jewellery, other valuables and a good deal of personal items. Many of those items have real sentimental value for me and my family. They are irreplaceable," Stokes said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, titled "Appeal".

"This is an appeal for any help in finding these people who carried out this act," wrote Stokes, urging people to pass on any relevant information regarding this crime to the Durham Constabulary.