Ben Stokes attacks 'despicable' Sun story about family tragedy

England cricketer says front-page article about family trauma in 1980s is immoral

The England cricketer Ben Stokes has described a front-page article in the Sun newspaper about a family tragedy 31 years ago as "disgusting" and "immoral".

In a statement on Twitter on Tuesday, Stokes said the paper's decision to publish the story would have "grave and lifelong consequences" for his mother, in particular. He claimed the story, which was also picked up by Mail Online, contained a number of serious inaccuracies.