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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  • PM ‘issues warning’ to BBC after Diana report

    PM ‘issues warning’ to BBC after Diana report

    “I hope very much that the BBC will be taking every possible step to make sure nothing like this ever happens again.” Boris Johnson has demanded that the BBC take action in the aftermath of the Panorama-Diana interview report released on Thursday. The Prime Minister said that he was “obviously concerned” by Lord Dyson’s report, […]

    5 years ago

  • Five houses must be torn down after they were built a third bigger than planned

    Five houses must be torn down after they were built a third bigger than planned

    A very costly error. Five houses worth £1 million each are to be torn down after they were found to have been built up to a third bigger than allowed and in different locations. An inquiry dismissed appeals by the owners for the six-bed houses at Grundy Fold Farm near Bolton to remain, and they […]

    5 years ago

  • Marcus Rashford becomes youngest person to top Sunday Times Giving List

    Marcus Rashford becomes youngest person to top Sunday Times Giving List

    The list ranks the rich by their charitable donations. Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford has become the youngest person ever to top the Sunday Times Giving List – the annual measure of philanthropy among the super-rich and celebrities. The rankings are worked out by setting each individual’s sum donated to or raised for […]

    5 years ago

  • Alien-like creature with ‘sickly smell of rotting corpses’ found in woods

    Alien-like creature with ‘sickly smell of rotting corpses’ found in woods

    The joys of Australia An alien-like “creature” which smells of rotting corpses has been found in woodland in Queensland, Australia. A hiker spotted the bizarre-looking thing whilst he was out on Mount Nebo in Moreton Bay, and took a picture of it which he then shared on Reddit. Describing the smell of it, the walker […]

    5 years ago

  • Trump sued for $22m for calling Covid ‘China flu’

    Trump sued for $22m for calling Covid ‘China flu’

    A Chinese American civil rights group have brought the legal action against him. Donald Trump is being sued by a civil rights group in America over his use of the terms such as “China virus” when describing or referring to Covid-19. The Chinese American group are alleging that the former president fueled anti-Asian hate crime […]

    5 years ago

  • Joy on streets of Gaza after Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins

    Joy on streets of Gaza after Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins

    The truce has brought an end to 11 days of violence. There has been an outpouring of joy and relief in Gaza as citizens celebrated the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Since May 10 the region has seen its worst violence since 2014 as Israel and Hamas exchanged rocket fire and aerial bombardments. At 2am […]

    5 years ago

  • Harry says Meghan told him how she would kill herself before public appearance

    Harry says Meghan told him how she would kill herself before public appearance

    Harry made the revelation in his new series on mental health. Prince Harry has revealed that his wife Meghan Markle was only prevented from killing herself by concern over him “losing another woman” in his life. Talking to Oprah Winfrey as part of his new docuseries, The Me You Can’t See, the Duke of Sussex […]

    5 years ago

  • Prince William slams the BBC in furious statement over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview

    Prince William slams the BBC in furious statement over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview

    He said that the interview was a “major contribution” to worsening his parent’s relationship. Prince William has launched a sctahing attack on the BBC over its interview of his mother Princess Diana in 1995. On Thursday, an enquiry found that the BBC fell below its standards in organising the interview and that interviewer Martin Bashir […]

    5 years ago

  • Bitcoin continues to fall as China cracks down on crypto currencies

    Bitcoin continues to fall as China cracks down on crypto currencies

    China has imposed new curbs on cryptocurrencies The price of Bitcoin has dropped to its lowest price in months after Beijing banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing services related to cryptocurrency transactions. Bitcoin’s price has fallen below $34,000 (£24,030) for the first time in three months as its price continues to slump. Just […]

    5 years ago

  • Head teacher quits over ‘racist’ uniform policy that prompted student protests

    Head teacher quits over ‘racist’ uniform policy that prompted student protests

    The rules said that hijabs should not be “too colourful” and banned hairstyles that “block the view of others” The headteacher of a school in London that faced protests and walkouts from students over its uniform policy will be leaving at the end of May. Pimlico Academy faced anger from pupils and their parents earlier […]

    5 years ago

  • Glastonbury to return in September with fans in attendance

    Glastonbury to return in September with fans in attendance

    50,000 fans will be able to attend a special one day event at Worthy Farm Glastonbury Festival will return this year, as organisers have announced that a special one-day festival will be held in September. Earlier this year organisers were forced to cancel the world’s biggest festival for the second year in a row because […]

    5 years ago

  • Scotland squad for Euro 2020 announced

    Scotland squad for Euro 2020 announced

    It’s Scotland’s first major tournament since 1998 Steve Clark has named his 26-man Scotland squad for the European Championships this summer, with uncapped trio Billy Gilmour, Nathan Patterson and David Turnbull all making the cut. Meanwhile there is no place for Leigh Griffiths, Ryan Gauld or Oliver Burke, despite all featuring in the qualification campaign. […]

    5 years ago

  • Puppy given to Queen while Prince Philip was in hospital has died

    Puppy given to Queen while Prince Philip was in hospital has died

    Sources have said that Her Majesty has been left “devastated.” One of the puppies given to the Queen to keep her company while Prince Philip was in hospital has died. Fergus, a dorgi gifted to the Queen by her son Prince Andrew, was only around five months old and sadly passed away at the weekend. […]

    5 years ago

  • Demi Lovato comes out as non-binary, updates pronouns to they/them

    Demi Lovato comes out as non-binary, updates pronouns to they/them

    “I’m doing this for those out there haven’t been able to share who they truly are with their loved ones.” Demi Lovato has come out as non-binary and will be changing their pronouns to they/them. In a video shared on Twitter, the singer and former Disney television star said that “over the past year and […]

    5 years ago

  • Nigel Farage’s first US tour date had only 21 attendees despite free tickets

    Nigel Farage’s first US tour date had only 21 attendees despite free tickets

    Good news! Remember when TikTokers and K-Pop stans managed to prank Donald Trump by booking all the tickets to his rallies and then not turning up, forcing old Trumpy to speak to swathes of empty seats? Well, here’s the sequel. Nigel Farage has reportedly faced a similar scenario on his tour of America, with just […]

    5 years ago

  • Harry Kane reveals dreams to play in the NFL after football

    Harry Kane reveals dreams to play in the NFL after football

    Potentially the first man to play both footballs Harry Kane has spoken to JOE about his dream to one day play in the NFL, and his friendship with the American football GOAT Tom Brady. Kane is a massive NFL fan and supports the New England Patriots, the team that Brady led to extraordinary success for […]

    5 years ago

  • John Oliver condemns Israel and urges US to change its stance on conflict

    John Oliver condemns Israel and urges US to change its stance on conflict

    The host devoted a 10-minute segment of his show to the conflict. John Oliver has criticised President Joe Biden for his response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Palestine, and urged the US to reconsider its position on the crisis. On his weekly late-night show Last Week Tonight, the British-born comedian spent 10 minutes discussing the […]

    5 years ago

  • PSV striker Eran Zahavi places Israel flag over Palestine flag in controversial post

    PSV striker Eran Zahavi places Israel flag over Palestine flag in controversial post

    He edited the image of Leicester players celebrating with the Palestinian flag after the FA Cup final. PSV Eindhoven striker swapped a Palestine flag with an Israel one in a doctored image of Wesley Fofana and Hamza Choudhury celebrating with the flag after their FA Cup final victory over Chelsea. Fofana and Choudhury paraded a […]

    5 years ago

  • Police find ‘possible evidence’ that Fred West victim is buried under cafe

    Police find ‘possible evidence’ that Fred West victim is buried under cafe

    Gloucestershire police received the possible evidence from a TV production company. Excavation work is set go ahead at a cafe in Gloucester after “possible evidence” emerged, suggesting that the body of one of Fred West’s victims could be buried there. Forensic archaeologists have been undertaking exploratory work at the Clean Plate cafe in Gloucester in […]

    5 years ago

  • Nurse who cared for Boris Johnson resigns over ‘lack of respect’ for NHS

    Nurse who cared for Boris Johnson resigns over ‘lack of respect’ for NHS

    “We’re not getting the respect and now pay that we deserve. I’m just sick of it.” Jenny McGee, the nurse who cared for Boris Johnson whilst he was seriously ill with Covid-19, has resigned from her job because of her disillusionment with the “lack of respect” shown by the government to the NHS and its […]

    5 years ago

  • Harry and Meghan star in emotional trailer for Oprah’s new Apple TV show

    Harry and Meghan star in emotional trailer for Oprah’s new Apple TV show

    The series has been co-created by Harry and Oprah Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have appeared in a trailer for a new mental health series that Harry has made with Oprah Winfrey. After he and his wife Meghan were interviewed by Oprah in March, the Duke of Sussex has teamed up with the American TV […]

    5 years ago

  • Rabbi hospitalised after being attacked outside Essex synagogue

    Rabbi hospitalised after being attacked outside Essex synagogue

    It is believed he was attacked by two teenagers A rabbi has required hospital treatment after being attacked outside his synagogue in Essex on Sunday. Essex Police said officers were called to Limes Avenue in Chigwell shortly after 1:15pm following reports of an assault against Rabbi Rafi Goodwin. The force have confirmed that they are […]

    5 years ago

  • ‘Friends’ reunion criticised as no Black stars are due to appear

    ‘Friends’ reunion criticised as no Black stars are due to appear

    The reunion episode is airing May 27. The highly-anticipated Friends reunion has attracted criticism from fans because it does not feature any Black actors in cameos. On Thursday 13 May, HBO Max announced the list of celebrities that would be making a guest appearance in the episode. Those who will be making a cameo include […]

    5 years ago

  • Transgender women allowed to play women’s rugby in France as of next season

    Transgender women allowed to play women’s rugby in France as of next season

    The French Rugby Federation made the announcement today Transgender women will now be allowed to play women’s rugby in France from next season after a recent vote. The FFR announced the news on Monday after the board voted ‘unanimously’ in favour of the rule, Rugby Pass reports. As a result it has become the first […]

    5 years ago

  • The Chase star Mark Labbett shows off remarkable 10 stone weight loss

    The Chase star Mark Labbett shows off remarkable 10 stone weight loss

    He’s dramatically changed his lifestyle. The Chase star Mark Labbett has wowed his followers on Twitter with a picture of him in a suit, showing off his remarkable weight loss. The professional quizzer best known for his role on the ITV quiz show as  ‘The Beast’ impressed his 147,000 Twitter followers with the picture. After […]

    5 years ago

  • No punishment for Palestinian flag celebrations after Leicester’s FA Cup victory

    No punishment for Palestinian flag celebrations after Leicester’s FA Cup victory

    Two Leicester players celebrated with the flag after the final on Saturday Hamza Choudhury and Wesley Fofana will not face disciplinary action after celebrating with a Palestinian flag after their side’s FA Cup final victory over Chelsea. The two players held either side of the flag during a lap of honour in front of fans […]

    5 years ago

  • PM confirms restrictions will ease next week but warns of potential June disruption

    PM confirms restrictions will ease next week but warns of potential June disruption

    There was a tone of caution from the PM Boris Johnson has confirmed that England’s roadmap out of lockdown will not be changing as of yet, despite growing concerns around the so-called Indian variant, admitting that “we believe this variant is more transmissible… but we don’t know by how much.” The Prime Minister said that […]

    5 years ago

  • Jaden Smith is opening restaurant where homeless can eat free vegan food

    Jaden Smith is opening restaurant where homeless can eat free vegan food

    It’s his second initiative to help feed the homeless of Los Angeles Jaden Smith is opening a vegan restaurant where homeless people can eat free. It’s after the actor, musician and philanthropist launched the I Love You food truck to distribute food to the homeless of Los Angeles’ Skid Row area. He’s now launching an […]

    5 years ago

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters in Lebanon storm Israel border fences

    Pro-Palestinian protesters in Lebanon storm Israel border fences

    The protesters briefly entered Israel “Dozens” of people from Lebanon managed to storm border fences and enter the country. Footage broadcast live on social media showed crowds make for the Israeli northern and eastern border fences, whilst waving Palestinian flags. The Independent reports that at the same time hundreds of people in Jordan attempted the […]

    5 years ago

  • Train company apologises after conductor said ‘good afternoon ladies and gentlemen’

    Train company apologises after conductor said ‘good afternoon ladies and gentlemen’

    A non-binary passenger complained about the use of the phrase. London North Eastern Railway has apologised after one of its conductors greeted passengers by saying “good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.” A rail workers’ union rep who was on the train and identifies as non-binary complained on Twitter about the use of the […]

    5 years ago

  • Ant Middleton leaving the UK for Australia because it’s ‘too pretentious’

    Ant Middleton leaving the UK for Australia because it’s ‘too pretentious’

    “I don’t know whether the UK is a bit pretentious for me, a bit too PC for me, where I can’t be myself.” Ant Middleton has said that he is moving to Australia, and suggested that the UK was “too pretentious” for him. The 40-year-old was sacked from his role on Channel 4’s SAS: Who […]

    5 years ago

  • Victim of ‘Elon Musk’ Bitcoin scam loses home deposit

    Victim of ‘Elon Musk’ Bitcoin scam loses home deposit

    She lost £9,000 in the scam. A woman who fell victim to online scammers has said that she feels ashamed and embarrassed after she was conned into giving away her savings. Julie Bushnell fell for a Bitcoin fraud that used the name of entrepreneur Elon Musk and a story on a fake BBC website suggesting […]

    5 years ago

  • Israel’s Iron Dome has blocked 90% of rockets fired from Gaza in the last week

    Israel’s Iron Dome has blocked 90% of rockets fired from Gaza in the last week

    The death toll has risen to at least 90 Israel’s aerial defence system, the Iron Dome, has reportedly intercepted 90% of all Palestinian rockets fired. It’s as violence between Israel and Palestine shows no sign of letting up, having started on Monday. In the first 48 hours of the renewed conflict, the Daily Mail reports […]

    5 years ago

  • Ethereum co-founder donates $1.5B to India Covid relief fund

    Ethereum co-founder donates $1.5B to India Covid relief fund

    He’s the world’s youngest crypto billionaire Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin has donated over $1 billion in cryptocurrency to the India Covid Relief Fund. Buterin, who recently became the youngest known crypto billionaire, made the donation by offloading huge amounts of crypto that he was gifted by the creators of Shiba Inu coin (SHIB), Dogelon (ELON) […]

    5 years ago

  • There’s a high chance you’ve kissed the lips of this drowning victim from the 1880s

    There’s a high chance you’ve kissed the lips of this drowning victim from the 1880s

    Quite the tale this There is a strong chance that you have locked lips with a French drowning victim from late 19th century Paris. Settle down for a remarkable story. Known as L’Inconnue (The Unknown), her body was recovered from the River Seine after an apparent suicide. No one recognised her and the girl was transported […]

    5 years ago

  • Israeli mob attack motorist they believed to be an Arab on Live TV

    Israeli mob attack motorist they believed to be an Arab on Live TV

    It’s as violence grows within Israel between Jewish and Arab mobs A far-right crowd were caught on live TV pulling man out if his car and beating him because they thought he was an Arab. Airstrikes and rocket fire continue between Israel and Gaza, but the violence and tension is now breaking out within Israel […]

    5 years ago

  • UEFA confirms Champions League Final to be held in Porto

    UEFA confirms Champions League Final to be held in Porto

    Man City and Chelsea fans will have travel to Portugal for the match UEFA have announced that the Champions League Final on 29 May between Manchester City and Chelsea has been moved to Porto. The match had originally been scheduled to take place in Istanbul, but Turkey is in the middle of a lockdown due […]

    5 years ago

  • Madeleine McCann detectives ‘given dramatic new evidence against prime suspect’

    Madeleine McCann detectives ‘given dramatic new evidence against prime suspect’

    Investigators have been given new evidence on the prime suspect. Detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have said that they have been given dramatic new evidence on prime suspect Christian Brueckner. Convicted paedophile Brueckner was arrested last summer, in what was a potentially significant breakthrough in the investigation. He is currently in jail in […]

    5 years ago

  • Israel vows not to stop Gaza attacks until there is ‘complete quiet’

    Israel vows not to stop Gaza attacks until there is ‘complete quiet’

    Violence shows no sign of letting up between the two territories Israel’s defence minister has said that the country will not stop its military operation in Gaza until there is “complete quiet.” It’s as airstrikes and rocket fire continued throughout Wednesday in the worst violence the region has seen since 2014. The death toll on […]

    5 years ago

  • Kurupt FM return for new six-episode special series

    Kurupt FM return for new six-episode special series

    Kurupt FM are back Kurupt FM are returning to the airwaves, but perhaps not where you’d expect. From 17 May, the garage legends will broadcast shows into 2,200 Subway restaurants across the UK and Ireland after Subway struck a collab with the boys for a takeover of its in-store radio network. An exclusive online mini-series […]

    5 years ago

  • Ellen DeGeneres ending talk show after 18 seasons

    Ellen DeGeneres ending talk show after 18 seasons

    The news comes as ratings have plummeted after allegations of a toxic environment on the show Ellen DeGeneres is to end her famous talk show after 18 seasons and more than 3,000 episodes. According to the Daily Mail, there will be one more series of the show before it is pulled off the air. The […]

    5 years ago