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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  • Ukrainian women raise more than £620k selling nudes to help fund war against Russia

    Ukrainian women raise more than £620k selling nudes to help fund war against Russia

    Dozens of Ukrainian women are now part of the project A group of Ukrainian women have been selling nudes online in order to raise money for their country’s war effort against Russia. The project is called ‘TerOnlyFans’ and was launched on International Women’s Day on 8 March by Nastassia Nasko. So far, the group, which […]

    4 years ago

  • Subway worker shot dead for putting too much mayo on sandwich

    Subway worker shot dead for putting too much mayo on sandwich

    The victim’s sister was injured in the shooting as well A Subway worker in the US has been killed after they were shot by a customer for putting too much mayonnaise on a sandwich. The shooting took place in Atlanta at around 18:30 local time, and left a 26-year-old female member of staff dead and […]

    4 years ago

  • Johnny Depp responds to Pirates of the Caribbean return rumours

    Johnny Depp responds to Pirates of the Caribbean return rumours

    It’s not good news for you Captain Jack Sparrow fanatics… Johnny Depp has denied rumours suggesting that he is set for a shock return to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. Earlier this week, wild rumours began flying around suggesting that the actor was being lined up for a return to the films. PopTopic claimed […]

    4 years ago

  • Texas lorry deaths: At least 46 people found dead in San Antonio truck

    Texas lorry deaths: At least 46 people found dead in San Antonio truck

    Sixteen others, including four children, have been taken to hospital At least 46 people have been found dead in an abandoned truck on the outskirts of San Antonio, in what has been labelled a “horrific, human tragedy” by the city’s mayor. Fire officials said they found “stacks of bodies” in the back of the lorry […]

    4 years ago

  • A crypto-themed restaurant is no longer accepting cryptocurrency as payment

    A crypto-themed restaurant is no longer accepting cryptocurrency as payment

    The restaurant had claimed to be the first to accept Ethereum and ApeCoin A crypto-themed restaurant has reportedly had to stop accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment following a devastating period for the crypto market. Bored & Hungry opened in Long Beach, California, earlier this year and proudly boasted that it would be the […]

    4 years ago

  • Women are going on a sex strike after abortion rights were overturned in the US

    Women are going on a sex strike after abortion rights were overturned in the US

    Thousands have been protesting since the Supreme Court’s decision last week Women in America have suggested going on a ‘sex strike’ in protest against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. On Friday (June 24), the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a Mississippi law in Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization which would […]

    4 years ago

  • Ben Affleck’s son, 10, crashes Lamborghini

    Ben Affleck’s son, 10, crashes Lamborghini

    He had been visiting a car dealership with his dad when he was allowed to sit behind the wheel of the car whilst the engine was still running Ben Affleck’s son has managed to crash a Lamborghini – at the age of just 10. Samuel had been joining dad Ben and his fiancee Jennifer Lopez […]

    4 years ago

  • Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar closes festival with blood-soaked plea for women’s rights

    Glastonbury: Kendrick Lamar closes festival with blood-soaked plea for women’s rights

    As fake blood poured down his face, the rapper chanted ‘Godspeed for women’s rights’ Kendrick Lamar closed Glastonbury with a powerful statement which appeared to reference the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Last week, the US Supreme Court effectively outlawed or criminalised abortion in roughly half of the US after it overturned […]

    4 years ago

  • Green Day frontman ‘renouncing US citizenship’ over Roe v Wade ruling

    Green Day frontman ‘renouncing US citizenship’ over Roe v Wade ruling

    The singer labelled the US a ‘miserable f**king excuse for a country’ Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has said he will renounce his US citizenship following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Last week, the US Supreme Court effectively outlawed or criminalised abortion in roughly half of the US after it […]

    4 years ago

  • Brits with £20 and £50 notes have been given a 100 day warning

    Brits with £20 and £50 notes have been given a 100 day warning

    The final paper banknotes will be officially removed from circulation Brits have been warned they have just 100 days left to spend old paper £20 and £50 banknotes before they are withdrawn from circulation. September 30 is the last day that these old notes will be able to be used, so if you’ve got any […]

    4 years ago

  • Farm feeding chickens cannabis instead of antibiotics proving popular with organic shoppers

    Farm feeding chickens cannabis instead of antibiotics proving popular with organic shoppers

    The chickens were sometimes fed double the legal amount of THC A farm in Thailand has started feeding its chickens cannabis instead of giving them antibiotics as part of a study which has initially yielded some promising results. According to researchers from Chiang Mai University’s Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, fewer than 10 percent […]

    4 years ago

  • Goat triggers boobytrap injuring 40 Russian soldiers who had just planted cache of grenades

    Goat triggers boobytrap injuring 40 Russian soldiers who had just planted cache of grenades

    The animal has jokingly been labelled the ‘goat of Kyiv’ Dozens of Russian troops have been injured near the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia after a booby trap of grenades was set off – by a goat. According to Ukraine’s chief intelligence directorate, the incident took place in the village of Kinski Rozdory in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The agency […]

    4 years ago

  • Joe Biden accidentally reveals another cheat sheet during White House meeting

    Joe Biden accidentally reveals another cheat sheet during White House meeting

    ‘YOU take YOUR seat’ Joe Biden has accidentally shown what appears to be another so-called ‘cheat sheet’ telling him what to do in an important meeting. The president was sitting down with wind-industry executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House to launch the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership when he flashed the card, […]

    4 years ago

  • YouTuber ‘set to make $64k a month’ from dragging Amber Heard during Depp trial

    YouTuber ‘set to make $64k a month’ from dragging Amber Heard during Depp trial

    He has been labelled a ‘malicious individual’ A YouTuber has been criticised for making tens of thousands of dollars from videos attacking Amber Heard during her defamation trial with Johnny Depp. Martin Lewis, who goes by That Umbrella Guy online, has risen to fame with his no-holds-barred approach to the celebrity world, helping him garner […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 300 – the Triple Century

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 300 – the Triple Century

    The big 300 What a day. Someone buy a cake and crack open a bottle of the bubbly because the JOE Friday Pub Quiz has hit the 300 milestone. It’s quite the landmark, so let’s retrace our history a bit shall we? If you want to take a trip back in time to the year […]

    4 years ago

  • Model and social media star Niece Waidhofer dead by suicide at 31

    Model and social media star Niece Waidhofer dead by suicide at 31

    A charity is due to be set up in her honour Model and influencer Niece Waidhofer has died by suicide at the age of 31 after a “long battle with mental health,” her family have said. Waidhofer, who had 4.2m followers on Instagram, often worked with her followers to help them with their mental health […]

    4 years ago

  • The Boys viewers warned that ‘Herogasm’ episode isn’t suitable for anyone

    The Boys viewers warned that ‘Herogasm’ episode isn’t suitable for anyone

    Considering what The Boys is usually like, God knows what’s in store this week… The Boys has issued a warning to fans that the upcoming Herogasm episode of the wildly outrageous superhero series is “not suitable for any audience.” The Prime Video series is based on the graphic comic series of the same name and […]

    4 years ago

  • Chris Pratt’s R-rated movie marathon for son sparks debating on parenting

    Chris Pratt’s R-rated movie marathon for son sparks debating on parenting

    Some of the films are perfectly reasonable. Then there’s Rambo… Chris Pratt has sparked some controversy after revealing the 10 “coming of age” films he plans on watching with his 9-year-old son this summer. The Guardians of the Galaxy star was appearing on the Smartless podcast and was discussing an upcoming 10-day fishing-and-camping trip he […]

    4 years ago

  • Amber Heard ‘in talks for tell-all book’ following Johnny Depp trial

    Amber Heard ‘in talks for tell-all book’ following Johnny Depp trial

    The actress apparently ‘considers her career in Hollywood over’ Amber Heard is reportedly in talks to write a tell-all book following her defamation trial with Johnny Depp. Earlier this month, a jury in Fairfax County, Virginia, ruled that Heard defamed Depp by publishing a piece about being a sexual assault survivor in the Washington Post, which […]

    4 years ago

  • Emma Thompson’s Matilda fat-suit branded ‘dehumanising and degrading’

    Emma Thompson’s Matilda fat-suit branded ‘dehumanising and degrading’

    ‘Why on earth would they go with a skinny woman in a fat suit?’ Emma Thompson has sparked debate online over the fact that she wears a fat-suit in the upcoming adaptation of Matilda. The legendary actress plays the role of the infamous Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda The Musical, which is a modern-day retelling of […]

    4 years ago

  • Father whose three children were killed in drunk driving crash dies by suicide

    Father whose three children were killed in drunk driving crash dies by suicide

    His wife said her husband has ‘joined our kids so they can play together, forever’ A father whose three children were killed by a drunk driver in a car crash in 2015 has died by suicide. Edward Lake, from Ontario, Canada, was found dead on Monday according to local police chief Jim MacSween. He tweeted: […]

    4 years ago

  • Rugby player wins championship on Saturday, still drinking in full kit three days later

    Rugby player wins championship on Saturday, still drinking in full kit three days later

    Setting a new bar for post-match celebrations As the domestic sport seasons have come to a close in recent weeks, we’ve been treated to plenty of footage and images of post-match celebrations following title wins. But South African rugby player Hacjivah Dayimani has put everyone else to shame with his efforts. On Saturday, his Stormers […]

    4 years ago

  • Heartbreaking final social media post of Tom Mann’s wife-to-be who died on wedding day

    Heartbreaking final social media post of Tom Mann’s wife-to-be who died on wedding day

    Dani Hampson passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning Tom Mann’s fiancée, Dani Hampson, posted a string of touching family pictures before she was tragically found dead on their wedding day. On Monday, the former X Factor contestant announced the devastating news that his 34-year-old fiancée passed away suddenly on Saturday morning, the […]

    4 years ago

  • Former Fleetwood Mac’s Brett Tuggle dies from cancer aged 70

    Former Fleetwood Mac’s Brett Tuggle dies from cancer aged 70

    Tuggle toured with Fleetwood Mac for two decades Former Fleetwood Mac keyboardist Brett Tuggle has died aged 70. The musician, who was also a member of the David Lee Roth Band, passed away on Sunday from complications related to cancer, Rolling Stone reports. He spent two decades on tour with Fleetwood Mac during their reunion […]

    4 years ago

  • Ryan Giggs to reportedly step down as Wales manager amid ongoing assault case

    Ryan Giggs to reportedly step down as Wales manager amid ongoing assault case

    Giggs is due to appear in court on assault charges in August Ryan Giggs is set to step down from his role as Wales manager. The Manchester United and Premier League legend is to announce the news in the coming days, the Mail reports. It comes as he awaits trial on charges of assaulting his ex-girlfriend […]

    4 years ago

  • Logan Paul vows to ‘take out’ Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett in latest UFC challenge

    Logan Paul vows to ‘take out’ Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett in latest UFC challenge

    Logan Paul has previously labelled the UFC fighter a ‘loudmouth’ Logan Paul has issued a fresh call to Paddy Pimblett, a.k.a Paddy The Baddy, to fight him in the Octagon. The YouTuber-turned-boxer has previously spoken of his desire to fight Pimblett, and now he’s called out the Liverpudlian again. Appearing on the True Geordie podcast, […]

    4 years ago

  • Man buying Twitter asks if TikTok is ‘destroying civilisation’

    Man buying Twitter asks if TikTok is ‘destroying civilisation’

    Elon Musk won’t be buying TikTok any time soon. Probably Elon Musk has wondered whether TikTok is bad for society, asking whether the social media platform is “destroying civilisation.” The billionaire took to Twitter, the platform he agreed to buy earlier this year, to ask the big question. He wrote: “Is TikTok destroying society? Some […]

    4 years ago

  • Man found living in his car with 47 cats during sweltering temperatures

    Man found living in his car with 47 cats during sweltering temperatures

    Almost $12,000 has been raised for the animals An animal charity in the US has revealed it discovered almost 50 cats living with a man in his car in “sweltering” heat. In warm weather, it is important that pet owners take extra care of their pets, with animals being left in the car particularly dangerous […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 299

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 299

    It’s well hot. Might be too hot Crikey, it’s warm isn’t it. Hope you’re all managing to stay at a comfortable temperature and, for the love of good, put some sun cream on. Once burnt, twice shy. As a red-headed individual I know this all too well. And in true British fashion, tomorrow it’s meant […]

    4 years ago

  • UK lined up as host for Eurovision 2023 after organisers rule out Ukraine hosting

    UK lined up as host for Eurovision 2023 after organisers rule out Ukraine hosting

    Eurovision organisers have ruled Ukraine will not be able to host the contest next year The United Kingdom is being lined up as the host for next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after organisers decided Ukraine would not be able to host the event in 2023 due to the war in the country. Ukraine stormed to […]

    4 years ago

  • Council bans McDonald’s drive-thru because the residents are ‘too fat’

    Council bans McDonald’s drive-thru because the residents are ‘too fat’

    McDonald’s claims the plans were aimed at keeping up with people’s eating habits A council has rejected plans for a new drive-thru at a McDonald’s in Australia because they think residents in the area are already too fat. The fast food chain had planned to add a new dual-lane window to one of its restaurants […]

    4 years ago