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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  • Andrew Neil lashes out at ‘woke’ brands boycotting channel

    Andrew Neil lashes out at ‘woke’ brands boycotting channel

    He accused advertisers of “taking the knee” to Stop Funding Hate. GB News chairman Andrew Neil has hit out at brands that have decided to pull their advertising from the channel, saying that they have “bowed to pressure.” The likes of Ikea, Specsavers, Kopparberg and Nivea have all suspended their advertising on the channel, saying […]

    5 years ago

  • 700-pound George Floyd statue unveiled in US

    700-pound George Floyd statue unveiled in US

    The statue will be on display for at least a year. New Jersey’s largest city, Newark, has unveiled a 700-pound (317kg) bronze statue of George Floyd outside it’s town hall. The mayor of the city, Ras Baraka, revealed the statue in a ceremony on Wednesday, June 16, alongside filmmaker Leon Pinkney and several local activists. […]

    5 years ago

  • Yarmolenko asks Coke and Heineken for sponsorship at press conference

    Yarmolenko asks Coke and Heineken for sponsorship at press conference

    “Coke and Heineken, please get in touch.” Ukraine winger Andriy Yarmolenko has poked fun at the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo by moving Coca-Cola bottles into the camera shot at his press conference on Thursday, before asking Coca-Cola and Heineken for sponsorship. Ronaldo made headlines earlier in the tournament after removing bottles of Coke from his […]

    5 years ago

  • Notting Hill Carnival cancelled for second year due to Covid

    Notting Hill Carnival cancelled for second year due to Covid

    The move comes after the four-week delay to the end of Covid restrictions was announced on Monday. The Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled for a second year in a row because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The organisers of the festival, which is the biggest street party in Europe, said it had decided that […]

    5 years ago

  • UEFA threatens to move Euro 2020 final to Hungary from Wembley

    UEFA threatens to move Euro 2020 final to Hungary from Wembley

    The final is due to take place in London on Sunday 11 July UEFA have warned that they could relocate the Euro 2020 final to Hungary unless the UK government provides a quarantine exemption to the 2,500 VIP officials set to attend the showpiece event. Wembley is set to host both semi-finals and the final […]

    5 years ago

  • Lib Dems steal Chesham and Amersham from Tories in by-election shock

    Lib Dems steal Chesham and Amersham from Tories in by-election shock

    It’s the first time a non-Tory MP has won the seat Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey has said that his party have sent “a shockwave through British politics” as they pulled off a huge upset in the Chesham and Amersham by-election by taking the seat from the Conservative Party. Lib Dem candidate Sarah Green secured […]

    5 years ago

  • France criticised for allowing Benjamin Pavard to continue after being ‘knocked out’

    France criticised for allowing Benjamin Pavard to continue after being ‘knocked out’

    The defender admitted that he lost consciousness for “10 to 15 seconds.” France are facing criticism for allowing defender Benjamin Pavard to continue to play against Germany despite him being knocked out in a nasty clash. The Bayern Munich player was treated in the second half after he was involved in a collision with Germany’s […]

    5 years ago

  • Richard Madeley goes full Partridge on Shamima Begum and Hitler Youth

    Richard Madeley goes full Partridge on Shamima Begum and Hitler Youth

    He’s the gift that keeps on giving. You can keep your Piers Morgans and Andrew Neils. Don’t talk to me about Phil and Holly. I care about one man and one man only in the world of TV. Richard Madeley. Amongst the plethora of positives to Pier Morgan’s departure from Good Morning Britain is the […]

    5 years ago

  • UEFA respond to Ronaldo gesture which wiped billions off Coke value

    UEFA respond to Ronaldo gesture which wiped billions off Coke value

    Coca Cola vs Ronaldo. UEFA has now got involved in the Ronaldo x Coca Cola controversy, after the Portugal star removed bottles of the drink from his table at a press conference, a gesture that reportedly caused $4 billion to be wiped off Coke’s value. It might be a bit strong to call it a […]

    5 years ago

  • Brands pull ads from GB News TV channel over ‘anti-woke’ content concerns

    Brands pull ads from GB News TV channel over ‘anti-woke’ content concerns

    One brand said that it would only run ads on the channel if it was “genuinely balanced.” Brands including Ikea, Kopparberg and Octopus Energy have withdrawn advertising from newly-launched news channel GB News. Kopparberg said that their advert ran “without our knowledge” and that it was undertaking a review of the channel’s content, whilst Octopus […]

    5 years ago

  • Cummings reveals ‘texts from Boris’ calling Hancock ‘f**king hopeless’

    Cummings reveals ‘texts from Boris’ calling Hancock ‘f**king hopeless’

    He’s been tweeting again. Dominic Cummings has leaked messages between him and Boris Johnson, including one in which the Prime Minister calls Health Secretary Matt Hancock “totally fucking hopeless.” Johnson’s former top adviser leaked WhatsApp messages on Twitter apparently from the prime minister, which included the expletive-laden attack on the health secretary. In the messages, […]

    5 years ago

  • Pogba removes Heineken bottle at Euro press conference

    Pogba removes Heineken bottle at Euro press conference

    It follows Ronaldo removing bottles of Coke from his press conference earlier this week. Paul Pogba removed a bottle of Heineken from his press conference following France’s 1-0 victory over Germany at Euro 2020. Pogba, who is a devout Muslim, can be seen moving the bottle of lager off the table and out of view […]

    5 years ago

  • Premier League fixtures for next season have been released

    Premier League fixtures for next season have been released

    Tricky return to the Premier League on the cards for Norwich… The fixtures for the 2021/22 Premier League season have been released, with Tottenham vs Manchester City the standout tie from the opening weekend. The season will kick off on the weekend of 14-15 August, and Pep’s defending champions will kick-off the defence of their […]

    5 years ago

  • Local reporter goes rogue live on air and says Fox is ‘muzzling’ her

    Local reporter goes rogue live on air and says Fox is ‘muzzling’ her

    “I want to let you the viewers know that Fox Corp has been muzzling me.” A Houston Fox 26 reporter went off-script live on air to claim that the network was “muzzling” her. Ivory Hecker made the allegation at the very start of her piece to camera as the studio went to her live to […]

    5 years ago

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg defends booing England players who take the knee

    Jacob Rees-Mogg defends booing England players who take the knee

    His stance goes against that of the Prime Minister and fellow cabinet ministers. Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the right of fans to boo players who take the knee before kick-off at matches this summer, saying that they are not racist. Rees-Mogg said that fans who boo are in fact pushing back against a culture of […]

    5 years ago

  • Children ‘may need to get Covid jabs to avoid disrupting education’

    Children ‘may need to get Covid jabs to avoid disrupting education’

    “We have said several times before, the key thing with children is safety.” Professor Chris Whitty has said that children may need to be vaccinated in order to avoid any future disruption to their education and schools. Speaking at the Downing Street press conference on Monday, in which Boris Johnson announced a four-week delay to […]

    5 years ago

  • Marko Arnautovic could miss rest of Euro 2020 if found guilty of racism

    Marko Arnautovic could miss rest of Euro 2020 if found guilty of racism

    UEFA have appointed an ethics inspector to look into the allegations. Marko Arnautovic could miss the rest of Euro 2020 if he is found guilty of using a racial slur during his Austrian side’s 3-1 victory against North Macedonia on Sunday. Arnautovic is accused of making a racial slur during his celebration after scoring the […]

    5 years ago

  • GB News launch gains more viewers than BBC or Sky news channels

    GB News launch gains more viewers than BBC or Sky news channels

    The news channel launched at 8pm on Sunday evening. The launch of GB News was watched by more people than both the BBC News channel and the Sky News channel according to data released on Monday. The news channel, fronted by Andrew Neil, was launched on Sunday with Neil delivering its mission and values to […]

    5 years ago

  • Dean Henderson removed from England squad due to injury

    Dean Henderson removed from England squad due to injury

    Henderson is out with a hip injury. Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson has withdrawn from England’s 26-man Euro 2020 squad. It is as he continues to struggle with a hip injury. Aaron Ramsdale, who was in the provisional 33-man squad has replaced Henderson in the team. Henderson will now return to Manchester United for further […]

    5 years ago

  • Gone Girl star Lisa Banes dies aged 65 after electric scooter hit-and-run

    Gone Girl star Lisa Banes dies aged 65 after electric scooter hit-and-run

    “She was a woman of great spirit, kindness and generosity and dedicated to her work.” Gone Girl actress Lisa Banes has tragically died at the age of 65, after sustaining severe injuries when she was hit by an electric scooter on June 4. The actress’s close friends confirmed her passing on Monday, saying that she […]

    5 years ago

  • Jesse Lingard watched England in a beer garden then held DJ session

    Jesse Lingard watched England in a beer garden then held DJ session

    Doesn’t look like he’s bitter about missing out on the squad. Jesse Lingard looks like he’s determined to enjoy his summer just like the rest of us, as he went to a bar to watch the England vs Croatia match on Sunday, before even doing a bit of DJing afterwards. The midfielder, who missed out […]

    5 years ago

  • Kim Jong-un calls K-pop a ‘vicious cancer’ which ruins socialism in North Korea

    Kim Jong-un calls K-pop a ‘vicious cancer’ which ruins socialism in North Korea

    If there was one group I wouldn’t want to make enemies of, it’s probably K-pop stans… North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared a new war on South Korean culture, describing its most famous cultural export as a “vicious cancer.” Having already tried to ban skinny jeans and mullets in his fight against capitalism and […]

    5 years ago

  • Marko Arnautovic issues apology after alleged racist slur during game

    Marko Arnautovic issues apology after alleged racist slur during game

    “I have friends in almost every country and I stand for diversity.” Marko Arnautovic has denied he is racist after reportedly saying an offensive slur after scoring at the Euros. Arnautovic was seen in a heated confrontation with Ezgjan Alioski during his Austrian side’s clash with North Macedonia. The forward came off the bench and […]

    5 years ago

  • Christian Eriksen issues first public statement after on-pitch cardiac arrest

    Christian Eriksen issues first public statement after on-pitch cardiac arrest

    The Inter Milan midfielder required 13 minutes of CPR after collapsing during Denmark vs Finland. Christian Eriksen has released his first statement since suffering a cardiac arrest whilst playing for Denmark at the European Championships. The ex-Tottenham player collapsed just before half-time in his Denmark side’s clash with Finland, and was given CPR on the […]

    5 years ago

  • Covid: Final stage of lockdown easing in England to be delayed by a month

    Covid: Final stage of lockdown easing in England to be delayed by a month

    The prime minister will make an official announcement on the delay on Monday. The final stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown is set to be pushed by back four weeks, according to reports. All legal restrictions on social contact in England were due to end on June 21, but government sources have told […]

    5 years ago

  • Christian Eriksen given CPR after collapsing during Denmark vs Finland

    Christian Eriksen given CPR after collapsing during Denmark vs Finland

    The Inter Milan midfielder collapsed in the first half. Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen has collapsed during his Denmark side’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. The game was at 0-0 when Eriksen was jogging down the side of the pitch after the ball had gone out for a throw in. Distressing footage shows […]

    5 years ago

  • Man almost gets swallowed by humpback whale whilst diving

    Man almost gets swallowed by humpback whale whilst diving

    He escaped with just a dislocated knee. A lobsterman in the US has described the terrifying moment that he was almost swallowed by a whale. Michael Packard says that he was diving off the coast of Princetown, Massachusetts when he suddenly ended up in the humpback’s mouth for about 30-40 seconds. Eventually the whale spat […]

    5 years ago

  • Euro 2020 starts with remote control car and left everyone confused

    Euro 2020 starts with remote control car and left everyone confused

    Peak 2021. The Euros are upon us! Yes, Euro 2020 has finally kicked off (in 2021) and it got off to a great start with an extremely impressive Italy brushing aside Turkey in Rome. However, one moment really stood out. No, it wasn’t Insigne’s lovely third goal. It was a much greater moment that even […]

    5 years ago

  • Fan predicts score and scorers of Italy-Turkey 10 hours before the match

    Fan predicts score and scorers of Italy-Turkey 10 hours before the match

    Paul the Octopus eat your heart out. Many of us will be involved in predictor leagues with friends and family during the Euros this summer. Simply predicting the winner of a game is impressive enough, let alone getting the score right. Now imagine predicting the exact score of a game, and who is going to […]

    5 years ago

  • One month delay to end of lockdown restrictions being considered

    One month delay to end of lockdown restrictions being considered

    It comes amid growing concern over the spread of the Delta variant. The government is considering delaying the lifting of all remaining lockdown restrictions by a month, according to sources. The final stage of the government’s roadmap out of lockdown is set to take place on 21 June and would see all legal limits on […]

    5 years ago

  • Nicola Sturgeon praises Scotland team for choosing to take the knee alongside England

    Nicola Sturgeon praises Scotland team for choosing to take the knee alongside England

    Sturgeon has described the decision to show solidarity with the England side as a “good” one. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has praised the Scotland national football side for their decision to take the knee alongside England before the two sides face each other in their Euro 2020 group game at Wembley on 18 June. The […]

    5 years ago

  • ‘Join the Police’ website hackers label Met ‘biggest gang of criminals’

    ‘Join the Police’ website hackers label Met ‘biggest gang of criminals’

    “Join the police corruption“ A fake website has been set up pretending to be the official one for people to join the police, with parts of it labelling the Metropolitan Police as the “biggest gang of criminals.” Those entering the website are now met with a message that says “Join the biggest gang of legal […]

    5 years ago

  • Man says he failed drug test for job after ‘eating poppy seed bread’

    Man says he failed drug test for job after ‘eating poppy seed bread’

    Quite the sandwich that… A man has reportedly failed a drugs test for a new job after eating slices of bread that had poppy seeds on, resulting in him testing positive for opium. The man’s sister said that she gave him the bread for his lunch before the interview so that he could make some […]

    5 years ago

  • Marcus Rashford pays tribute to young YouTuber who tragically died aged 17

    Marcus Rashford pays tribute to young YouTuber who tragically died aged 17

    “What an absolute superstar, fought until the very end.” Marcus Rashford has paid tribute to a young YouTuber who sadly passed away at the age of just 17. ‘Kipsta’, was a Manchester United fan and made football-themed videos on his YouTube channel, tragically passed away on Friday. He had spent weeks in hospital awaiting an […]

    5 years ago

  • Claressa Shields dominates in MMA debut victory

    Claressa Shields dominates in MMA debut victory

    “I feel like I am dreaming, this is crazy!” Former two-time Olympic boxing champion Claressa Shields won on her MMA debut, beating compatriot Brittney Elkin by a third-round technical knockout. The 26-year old, who won gold for the USA at both the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics, recovered from two early take-downs to eventually […]

    5 years ago

  • Legal age you can get married to be raised in England and Wales

    Legal age you can get married to be raised in England and Wales

    “It’s clear that we must legislate to close this loophole so that vulnerable children cannot be pushed into such serious and life-changing commitments before they are ready.” The legal age of marriage in the UK is set to be raised from 16 to 18 years old, according to reports. Currently, 16-year-olds can legally get married […]

    5 years ago

  • James Corden receives 12,000 complaints after ‘racist’ segment of Late Late Show

    James Corden receives 12,000 complaints after ‘racist’ segment of Late Late Show

    Thousands have signed a petition calling for part of the show to be dropped. James Corden is being urged to drop a regular segment from his Late Late Show that critics claim encourages anti-Asian sentiment. TikTok user Kim Saira has launched a Change.org petition calling for the feature ‘Spill Your Guts’ to be removed permanently […]

    5 years ago

  • You could be fined £1,000 for flying a flag on your car during EURO 2020

    You could be fined £1,000 for flying a flag on your car during EURO 2020

    St George could cost you a pretty penny if you’re not careful. One of the true signs of an international tournament taking place is the England flags that crop up all over the country. Hanging outside windows, painted on faces, on bunting in supermarkets and, of course, attached to cars. However, it turns out that […]

    5 years ago

  • Tomas Soucek defends Ondrej Kudela over racism ban

    Tomas Soucek defends Ondrej Kudela over racism ban

    Kudela was found guilty of racially abusing Ranger midfielder Glen Kamara in March. West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek has defended his Czech Republic teammate Ondrej Kudela, branding his 10-match suspension for racist abuse as “absurd”. Kudela was handed the ban after being found guilty of abusing Rangers player Glen Kamara during Slavia Prague’s last-16 tie […]

    5 years ago

  • Dina Asher-Smith wins again ahead of Tokyo Olympics next month

    Dina Asher-Smith wins again ahead of Tokyo Olympics next month

    Hitting her stride Dina Asher-Smith continued her fine form ahead of the Olympics this summer as she made it nine consecutive wins in 2021 as she took first place at the Diamond League meeting in Florence on Thursday. The 200m world champion set a season’s-best time of 22.06 seconds at the meeting, a time just […]

    5 years ago

  • Range Rover gifted by Aguero to City staff member has been listed on eBay

    Range Rover gifted by Aguero to City staff member has been listed on eBay

    The member of staff won the car in a raffle The car that Sergio Aguero gifted to a member of staff at Manchester City has already appeared for sale on eBay. After 10 years at the club, Sergio Aguero will be leaving for Barcelona this summer after City decided not to renew his contract. However […]

    5 years ago

  • Low doses of laughing gas could help treat depression, study suggests

    Low doses of laughing gas could help treat depression, study suggests

    The new study expanded on research that had been done in 2014 on the benefits of nitrous oxide. A new study has suggested that nitrous oxide, which is more commonly known as laughing gas, could be effective for rapidly relieving treatment-resistant depression. The small study was conducted by the University of Chicago Medicine and Washington […]

    5 years ago

  • Stakester lets you play FIFA for real money and prizes against your mates

    Stakester lets you play FIFA for real money and prizes against your mates

    Fancy winning money and prizes for playing FIFA? Of course you do Let us introduce you to Stakester, the home of playing FIFA for real money and prizes against friends and strangers. From the comfort of your own couch, Stakester allows you to take on fellow players with victory rewarding you with real-life cash and […]

    5 years ago

  • New Zealand goes 100 days without a single coronavirus case

    New Zealand goes 100 days without a single coronavirus case

    It’s close to setting its best run without a new case New Zealand has gone 100 days without a case of Covid-19, demonstrating once again its brilliant success in how the country has dealt with the virus. The country has not recorded any cases outside of managed isolation since February 28. It is now on […]

    5 years ago

  • The lineup for Soccer Aid 2021 has been confirmed

    The lineup for Soccer Aid 2021 has been confirmed

    The star-studded match will take place at the Etihad Stadium in September. Where would you get the likes of Olly Murs, James Arthur and Paddy McGuinness playing alongside footballing legends such as Wayne Rooney, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes in front of thousands at one of the biggest stadiums in the country? That’s right, it’s […]

    5 years ago