# England cricket captain Ben Stokes announces shock retirement

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Podcast: [Six O'Clock News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/six-o-clock-news-1009699)
Published: 2026-06-28T17:39:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002y902
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Ben Stokes, the captain of England's men's test cricket, has announced his retirement from the international game. Iran has warned that any challenge to its control of the Strait of Hormuz will only further increase tensions, as the ceasefire with the US remains under strain. Venezuela's interim president says thirty-three people have this weekend have been rescued from rubble - after Wednesday's twin earthquakes.

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