Charlie Herbert

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Charlie is a politics writer for JOE and The London Economic. Having previously covered everything from Eurovision and the general election to the Rugby World Cup and the Brits - along with a spell in charge of the famous JOE Friday Pub Quiz - he's since moved over to focusing on politics on both sides of the Atlantic. Now content editor at The London Economic, Charlie continues to be a contributor to JOE's political content. Away from matters of Trump and Starmer, he has a keen interest in pretty much every sport, and is a regular guest on the FootballJOE Quiz - with varying degrees of success!

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  • UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against teams involved in European Super League

    UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against teams involved in European Super League

    The clubs under investigation led the scrapped Super League plans UEFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three remaining sides that are yet to withdraw from the proposed Super League competition. In a statement, UEFA said: “In accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, UEFA Ethics and […]

    5 years ago

  • UN says Israel is heading for “full scale war”

    UN says Israel is heading for “full scale war”

    Recent clashes have now killed 36 Palestinians and five Israelis. The United Nations has warned that Israel is heading “towards a full-scale war” as violence continues to escalate between Israeli and Palestinian forces. Israel’s air force has been hitting the Gaza Srip with more rockets in response to a bombardment from Palestinian militant group Hamas. […]

    5 years ago

  • Hamas increases rocket fire as Israel rain down further air strikes

    Hamas increases rocket fire as Israel rain down further air strikes

    At least 26 Palestinians have been killed in the latest spell of violence. Cross-border fighting between Israel and militant groups in Gaza has intensified, with Israeli forces carrying out further airstrikes on Palestine and Hamas firing barrages of rockets at cities in Israel. Per the New York Times, health officials in Gaza have reported at […]

    5 years ago

  • Eric Cantona launches ‘Do Not Disturb’ hotel rooms for fans to watch Champions League final

    Eric Cantona launches ‘Do Not Disturb’ hotel rooms for fans to watch Champions League final

    King Eric will even be one lucky fan’s butler Eric Cantona and Hotels.com has launched brand-new ‘Do Not Disturb Suites’ designed especially for football fans who want to escape life’s distractions and enjoy the ultimate, uninterrupted viewing experience for the Champions League Final. They have teamed up with Manchester United legend Eric Cantona, who has […]

    5 years ago

  • Bodies wash up on banks of India’s holiest river as Covid rips through country

    Bodies wash up on banks of India’s holiest river as Covid rips through country

    It’s as the poorest dispose of bodies in the river due to the cost of cremations Villagers in northern India discovered dozens of bodies washed up on the banks of the Ganges River, as Covid cases continue to surge in states and rural areas. It is thought the bodies washed up because poor people are […]

    5 years ago

  • Seth Rogen shocks fans after shaving beard off

    Seth Rogen shocks fans after shaving beard off

    It’s mind-bending. Seth Rogen has shocked fans after posting a picture of him clean-shaven, in which he looks unrecognisable. Rogen shaved off his distinctive beard for a role he is playing in new TV series Pam & Tommy. The series is about Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and her husband Tommy Lee, the drummer in Mötley […]

    5 years ago

  • Conversion therapy ‘to be banned by Government tomorrow in Queen’s Speech’

    Conversion therapy ‘to be banned by Government tomorrow in Queen’s Speech’

    Theresa May promised to ban the controversial practice in 2018 The government is set to announce that it will ban ‘conversion therapy’ as part of its Queen’s Speech on Tuesday. The banning of the practice, which attempts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, was first promised in 2018 by then-Prime Minister Theresa […]

    5 years ago

  • Phil and Holly can’t keep it together at woman who sells fart videos online

    Phil and Holly can’t keep it together at woman who sells fart videos online

    It’s just classic This Morning Holly Willoughby was brought to tears of laughter on This Morning as her and Phil interviewed a woman who sells videos of herself farting online for money. The two presenters couldn’t keep it together whilst they were interviewing Emma Martin, who quit her job as a travel agent to follow […]

    5 years ago

  • Alan Carr sparks backlash after Meghan Markle dig on Epic Gameshow

    Alan Carr sparks backlash after Meghan Markle dig on Epic Gameshow

    Joke + Twitter = FURY Alan Carr caused some upset on Twitter after making a joke merging the worlds of darts and Meghan Markle. Yes, really. In a celebrity special of his show Epic Gameshow, which saw Chris Kamara, David Seaman and Angela Griffin take part in a revamped version of classic gameshow Bullseye, Carr […]

    5 years ago

  • Laurence Fox accuses police of harassment after home visit following election loss

    Laurence Fox accuses police of harassment after home visit following election loss

    Officers visited his home on Sunday Laurence Fox has accused Met Police “thugs” of harassing him and making his children cry, after officers turned up at his home on Sunday amid reports of a “party.” The actor, who lost his £10,000 deposit over the weekend after coming 6th in the London Mayoral election, has told […]

    5 years ago

  • Joel Glazer says he ‘believes in fan ownership of clubs’ in open letter to United fans

    Joel Glazer says he ‘believes in fan ownership of clubs’ in open letter to United fans

    “We recognise the importance of fan and football interests being embedded in key decision-making processes at every level of the club.” Manchester United’s c0-chairman Joel Glazer has promised to discuss fan share ownership with supporters of the club. His promise comes at the end of a tumultuous week for the Red Devils that started with […]

    5 years ago

  • Caitlyn Jenner criticised for playing in women’s golf league

    Caitlyn Jenner criticised for playing in women’s golf league

    Couldn’t write it could you Caitlyn Jenner is being called out on Twitter for saying that trans girls should not be able to take part in girls’ sports, despite the fact that she herself took part in a women’s golf tournament in 2016. The issue of trans athletes competing in sports is a hot topic […]

    5 years ago

  • Conor McGregor calls Floyd Mayweather ‘embarrassing’ for punching Jake Paul

    Conor McGregor calls Floyd Mayweather ‘embarrassing’ for punching Jake Paul

    Hope the irony of this isn’t lost on anyone… Don’t worry everyone, stop panicking! Conor McGregor has finally broken his silence on the Jake Paul x Floyd Mayweather scrap. I know it’s what you were all waiting for. The ‘Notorious’ has called Mayweather “embarrassing” for attacking the YouTuber after he stole his hat at a press […]

    5 years ago

  • Jake Paul gets new tattoo mocking Floyd Mayweather after brawl at press conference

    Jake Paul gets new tattoo mocking Floyd Mayweather after brawl at press conference

    He’s moved fast Jake Paul has already commemorated his brawl with Floyd Mayweather, by getting a tattoo. After he wound up Mayweather on Thursday by stealing his cap during a press event for brother Logan’s fight with ‘Money’ Mayweather, Jake has decided to mark the clash forever. He posted a video of the inking on […]

    5 years ago

  • Fire engines rush to fire at London flats with ‘same cladding as Grenfell’

    Fire engines rush to fire at London flats with ‘same cladding as Grenfell’

    The building is covered in the same cladding used on Grenfell Tower Firefighters in east London are battling a huge blaze that has broken out at a tower block. The Metro reports that fire crews were rushed to New Providence Wharf, near Canary Wharf, on Friday morning. 20 fire engines are reportedly at the scene. […]

    5 years ago

  • Floyd Mayweather gives Jake Paul a ‘black eye’ after pair come to blows

    Floyd Mayweather gives Jake Paul a ‘black eye’ after pair come to blows

    Bold move to wind up Floyd Mayweather… Jake Paul and Floyd were involved in a viral confrontation on Thursday, as Paul nicked Mayweather’s hat off his head. The two were squaring up to each other after Mayweather and Jake’s brother Logan faced-off at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The event was intended to hype […]

    5 years ago

  • YouTuber Nikki Phillippi criticised for putting down ‘aggressive’ family dog

    YouTuber Nikki Phillippi criticised for putting down ‘aggressive’ family dog

    It was after the dog bit their one-year-old son Youtuber Nikki Phillippi has been criticised for having her and her husband’s dog put down. The 33-year-old made the announcement on her YouTube and Instagram, saying that they had made the decision to have their ‘aggressive’ bull terrier Bowser put down after he bit their one-year-old […]

    5 years ago

  • Chocolate orange Yorkie bars are launching in the UK next week

    Chocolate orange Yorkie bars are launching in the UK next week

    All is saved Nestlé are entering the orange chocolate game and I’m absolutely here for it. Fish and chips. Gin and tonic. Wine and cheese. Some foods and flavours just belong together. Chocolate and orange is up there with the very best of the flavour combinations. And if you disagree then understand this: you’re just […]

    5 years ago

  • French trawler rams UK boat in Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row

    French trawler rams UK boat in Jersey in post-Brexit fishing row

    Boat wars It seems like tensions amongst some are rising, as boats continue to gather off the coast of Jersey amid the row between France and Britain surrounding post-Brexit fishing laws. And for one vessel, anger boiled over as the owner rammed his boat into a British vessel. The British ship owned by Jonathan Ruff […]

    5 years ago

  • Aston Villa offers to host Champions League final between Man City and Chelsea

    Aston Villa offers to host Champions League final between Man City and Chelsea

    Istanbul….or Birmingham? Aston Villa have approached the FA and UEFA to offer up Villa Park as a potential new venue for the Champions League final at the end of May. After Chelsea’s victory over Real Madrid, the final will be contested between two English sides for the third time in the tournament’s history. However the […]

    5 years ago

  • Man firing musket at French ships in Jersey is ‘peak Brexit’

    Man firing musket at French ships in Jersey is ‘peak Brexit’

    Makes you proud doesn’t it A man in Jersey has found the latest way to embarrass us as a nation as he tries to get involved in the current fishing dispute between the UK and France. As dozens of French ships and boats continue to block the main St Helier port on the island in […]

    5 years ago

  • UK-born actor Ace Ruele faces deportation to Jamaica

    UK-born actor Ace Ruele faces deportation to Jamaica

    The actor has only visited Jamaica twice and has three children in Britain. Actor Ace Ruele Aristotles, who has appeared in Eastenders, The Legend of Tarzan and New Blood, is facing deportation to Jamaica and potentially having his family torn apart. This is despite the fact that he was born in London and has only […]

    5 years ago

  • Moderna vaccine ‘can be tweaked to work against variants’, according to trials

    Moderna vaccine ‘can be tweaked to work against variants’, according to trials

    Test trials have shown positive promising results against foreign variants. Vaccines that have been “tweaked” to help combat worrying Covid-19 variants form South Africa and Brazil have successfully neutralised them in laboratory trials. The news from US vaccine maker and pharmaceutical company Moderna suggests that booster jabs will be feasible this year to help combat […]

    5 years ago

  • Alan Carr’s new show hit with Ofcom complaints because there were no white players

    Alan Carr’s new show hit with Ofcom complaints because there were no white players

    In today’s episode of ‘people are dreadful’…. Alan Carr’s Epic Gameshow has been hit with a number of complaints from racist viewers who were unhappy that the show featured an all-Black panel. On Saturday, Carr introduced three teams of Black contestants to play a modern rebooted version of classic gameshow Strike It Lucky.  The three […]

    5 years ago

  • Line of Duty writer responds to fan backlash after finale outrage

    Line of Duty writer responds to fan backlash after finale outrage

    “We knew a ‘down’ ending would rate less favourably with some viewers” Even now it’s finished, Line of Duty is still dominating plenty of thought amongst fans and TV critics, and show creator Jed Mercurio has taken to Twitter to respond to the backlash. The sixth series of the police drama concluded on Sunday with […]

    5 years ago

  • The US Office crowned the best-ever remake of a UK show, according to study

    The US Office crowned the best-ever remake of a UK show, according to study

    Bears. Beets. Best-ever US remake. A new study has crowned The US Office as the best cross-Atlantic remake of a British television show. Along with awarding the classic comedy this title, the research from satellite TV platform Freesat found that this was an exception to the rule though, with just 29% of US shows receiving […]

    5 years ago

  • First trailer for Sir Alex Ferguson documentary has just dropped and it looks amazing

    First trailer for Sir Alex Ferguson documentary has just dropped and it looks amazing

    It may even get the odd Liverpool fan watching The trailer has been released for the upcoming documentary looking at Sir Alex Ferguson’s career and life. The production, entitled ‘Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In,’ will look at the incredible story of Fergie and how he became arguably the greatest manager in the history of […]

    5 years ago

  • Donald Trump will not be allowed back on Facebook or Instagram

    Donald Trump will not be allowed back on Facebook or Instagram

    The board said Facebook was “justified in suspending Mr Trump’s accounts” Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board has upheld Donald Trump’s ban from the platform after the US Capitol riots in January 6. It’s a huge blow to Trump’s hopes of posting again on Facebook or Instagram anytime soon, and may set a significant precedent in how […]

    5 years ago

  • Piers Morgan attacks Meghan Markle’s new book as ‘ludicrously inappropriate’

    Piers Morgan attacks Meghan Markle’s new book as ‘ludicrously inappropriate’

    Are you surprised he’s not a fan? Piers Morgan has once again launched an attack on Meghan Markle, in the aftermath of the news that the Duchess of Sussex has written a children’s book. The book, entitled The Bench, is inspired by her husband Prince Harry’s relationship with their son Archie. Set to be published […]

    5 years ago

  • GMB guest says Disney’s Snow White ‘promotes kissing without consent’

    GMB guest says Disney’s Snow White ‘promotes kissing without consent’

    “The original story does not end with a kiss, Disney invented that kiss. They do have responsibility for changing the original plotline.” There was a fierce debate on Good Morning Britain as guests clashed on whether Disney films give out confusing messages regarding consent. Since reopening in California for the first time since the coronavirus […]

    5 years ago

  • Men with large noses tend to have bigger penises, study reveals

    Men with large noses tend to have bigger penises, study reveals

    And all this time you thought it was foot size that mattered A recent study has found that there is a correlation between nose size and penis size amongst men. Researchers found that men with larger noses had a ‘stretched penile length’ of at least 5.3 inches, whilst men with smaller noses had a penis […]

    5 years ago

  • Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border

    Belgian farmer accidentally moves French border

    “He made Belgium bigger and France smaller” A Belgian farmer has managed to get himself involved in the complex world of European geopolitics, after inadvertently redrawing the border between Belgium and France. The farmer moved the stone marking the border between the two countries after it was annoying in his tractor’s path. His actions were […]

    5 years ago

  • Jamie Carragher hits out at Souness over ‘lazy punditry’ after United protest

    Jamie Carragher hits out at Souness over ‘lazy punditry’ after United protest

    “If you’re going to speak about something… back it up with the facts.” Jamie Carragher has hit out at some of his fellow pundits in the aftermath of protests from Manchester United fans on Sunday that resulted in their game with Liverpool being called off. Carragher was criticising pundits who had suggested that the main […]

    5 years ago

  • Jose Mourinho confirmed as new manager of AS Roma

    Jose Mourinho confirmed as new manager of AS Roma

    He’s back Jose Mourinho has been announced as the new manager of Italian giants Roma, just weeks after losing his job at Tottenham. The club made the announcement that Mourinho will be joining them ahead of next season on their Twitter page on Tuesday. Roma currently sit seventh in the Italian Serie A after a […]

    5 years ago

  • Line of Duty fans stunned after spotting Buckells meeting OCG in series one

    Line of Duty fans stunned after spotting Buckells meeting OCG in series one

    Hindsight’s a fine thing isn’t it This is the difficult part now, the part where we all ask ourselves how we were so stupid to not predict it. As Kate Fleming herself said on Sunday night, he was hiding under our noses the entire time. No matter what your opinion on the Line of Duty […]

    5 years ago

  • Martin Compston responds to fan disappointment with Line of Duty finale

    Martin Compston responds to fan disappointment with Line of Duty finale

    The stars of the show have also got a painful pledge to fulfill… Line of Duty star Martin Compston has said that he “understands” why some may have been disappointed by the shows climax on Sunday evening. The Scottish actor who has played Steve Arnott since the show’s inception in 2012, posted a message on […]

    5 years ago

  • Madeleine McCann’s parents express hope of seeing daughter again 14 years on

    Madeleine McCann’s parents express hope of seeing daughter again 14 years on

    “We hang on to the hope, however small” Madeleine McCann’s parents have said that they still hope to see their daughter again, as her 18th birthday approaches this month. In a post on the website dedicated to finding their daughter, Kate and Gerry McCann wrote that they “hang on to the hope, however small, that […]

    5 years ago