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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  • Martyn Ford has piled on 11kgs of muscle since cancelled Iranian Hulk fight

    Martyn Ford has piled on 11kgs of muscle since cancelled Iranian Hulk fight

    Martyn Ford had cut his weight before deciding to cancel his fight with the ‘Iranian Hulk’ Martyn Ford has put on 11kg (25lb) since stepping on the scales ahead of his cancelled fight with Iranian Hulk in April. Ford, dubbed by many as the ‘World’s Scariest Man’, was due to make his boxing debut against […]

    4 years ago

  • Major energy supplier is giving away free electric blankets this winter

    Major energy supplier is giving away free electric blankets this winter

    Shouldn’t really have to come to this should it? Octopus Energy is handing out free electric blankets this winter to help keep customers warm this winter as energy bills soar. Energy prices for the average household rose from £1,971 to £2,500 a year on October 1. In response to this, Octopus Energy is handing out free electric blankets […]

    4 years ago

  • Ten dead after Donegal explosion including two teenagers and a young girl

    Ten dead after Donegal explosion including two teenagers and a young girl

    Three children are among the victims Ten people are now confirmed to have died after a huge explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal. Those killed include four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl, and a young girl, gardaí (Irish police) said. Eight people were also taken to hospital after the blast. […]

    4 years ago

  • Larry the Cat has more Twitter followers than Prime Minister Liz Truss

    Larry the Cat has more Twitter followers than Prime Minister Liz Truss

    Less popular than a cat – it’s another remarkable achievement for Liz Truss Larry the Cat has more followers on Twitter than the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss. Things keep going from bad to worse for Truss, who now has less influence on social media than Larry. The brown-and-white tabby is around […]

    4 years ago

  • Massive explosion destroys only bridge linking Crimea to Russia

    Massive explosion destroys only bridge linking Crimea to Russia

    The blast has been hailed as a ‘beginning’ by one senior Ukrainian figure The only bridge linking Russia to the occupied Crimean peninsula has been severely damaged and engulfed in flames following a massive lorry explosion. Russian officials say the blast on the road section of the Kerch bridge led to oil tankers on the […]

    4 years ago

  • Man’s horror after being charged £35,000 for a 15-minute Uber ride

    Man’s horror after being charged £35,000 for a 15-minute Uber ride

    He had expected the Uber to cost just £10 A man was left horrified after being charged more than £35,000 for a four-mile, 15-minute Uber journey – because the destination had actually been set to Australia. Oliver Kaplan, 22, had finished work and decided to order an Uber so he could meet friends for drinks. […]

    4 years ago

  • Brit dad who left partner and kids for Ukrainian refugee reunites with family

    Brit dad who left partner and kids for Ukrainian refugee reunites with family

    A ban on him seeing his kids has been lifted A British dad who left his wife and kids for a Ukrainian refugee his family were hosting can see his ex-partner and children again on a judge’s orders. Tony Garnett, 29, from Bradford, hit the headlines in May after leaving his 28-year-old partner, Lorna Garnett, […]

    4 years ago

  • $1.5 million floating home prototype sinks into water at grand unveiling

    $1.5 million floating home prototype sinks into water at grand unveiling

    I don’t know about you, but that feels like a design flaw Things didn’t go to plan at the unveiling of a supposedly floating home in Panama as the structure ended up sinking into the water. Yes, the house did the one thing it was designed not to do in a moment that could have […]

    4 years ago

  • Paddy the Baddy fights 10 Marines and it’s not even a contest

    Paddy the Baddy fights 10 Marines and it’s not even a contest

    ‘Paddy is a machine’ Paddy Pimblett a.k.a. Paddy the Baddy recently decided to test himself against 10 marines, and to be honest it was no contest. The UFC star has shot to fame in the last 12 months thanks to his unique personality, mental health advocacy, and of course his fighting ability. And he put […]

    4 years ago

  • Sharon Osborne defends Kanye West and demands $900,000 BLM donation back

    Sharon Osborne defends Kanye West and demands $900,000 BLM donation back

    ‘Everybody matters don’t they?’ Kanye West has found himself an unlikely ally following his comments labelling the Black Lives Matter movement a “scam” – as Sharon Osbourne has come out to defend the rapper. Ye has been on the receiving end of a huge backlash after wearing a White Lives Matter t-shirt during Paris Fashion […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 315

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 315

    Oktoberquiz Good afternoon quizzers! Welcome back to the warm, safe haven of the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. October has arrived, it’s starting to feel that little bit more wintry, and the pumpkin spice is out in force. Some of you will be dreading dark evenings and colder temperatures, others (like me) will be relishing jumper […]

    4 years ago

  • Mrs Brown’s Boys’ creator Brendan O’Carroll hits back at ‘woke’ critics

    Mrs Brown’s Boys’ creator Brendan O’Carroll hits back at ‘woke’ critics

    ‘I don’t ever think of myself as being a man playing a woman’ Mrs Brown’s Boys creator Brendan O’Carroll has hit back at so-called ‘woke’ critics of the show, saying that he doesn’t even “think about them.” O’Carroll created the BBC sitcom and plays the titular Mrs Brown in the show. Since it first aired […]

    4 years ago

  • Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat Farm restaurant and cafe

    Jeremy Clarkson ordered to shut Diddly Squat Farm restaurant and cafe

    Clarkson’s team plan to appeal the decision Jeremy Clarkson has been ordered to shut down the cafe and restaurant on his Diddly Squat Farm, just three months after opening it up to the public. It’s the latest development in his back-and-forth dispute with West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) over his 1,000-acre Cotswolds farm, which has […]

    4 years ago

  • Three people stabbed in broad daylight attack near Liverpool Street station

    Three people stabbed in broad daylight attack near Liverpool Street station

    It is not being treated as a terror-related incident Three people have been stabbed in broad daylight in an attack near Liverpool Street station in east London. Police said it was an ongoing situation on Thursday morning. It was not being considered as a terror-related, according to City of London Police. In a tweet they wrote: “We received […]

    4 years ago

  • Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus 2 will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus 2 will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    She claims the reaction to her claim has been mainly ‘positive’ A Texan mother has taken to social media to warn fellow parents that Hocus Pocus 2 will “unleash hell” on their children. Mum-of-three Jamie Gooch appeared on local news network KWTX to explain how she fears the movie may be responsible for genuinely bewitching kids. […]

    4 years ago

  • JD Sports security guard takes on gang of four on his own and absolutely owns them

    JD Sports security guard takes on gang of four on his own and absolutely owns them

    JD Sports are investigating the incident A crazy 4-on-1 brawl kicked off inside a JD Sports in Westfield, East London, after a security guard caught a gang of teenagers trying to shoplift. Footage has been shared online of the incident, which sees the guard take on all four of the shoplifters. The guard can be […]

    4 years ago

  • Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £1.5m in legal fees

    Rebekah Vardy ordered to pay Coleen Rooney £1.5m in legal fees

    The total bill for Rebekah Vardy could come to well over £3m Rebekah Vardy has been ordered to pay 90 percent of Coleen Rooney’s legal costs after her failed libel action against her. This will start with an £800k payment that must be made by November 15, but further payments will take the bill up […]

    4 years ago

  • Kaley Cuoco denies having sex with ‘TBBT’ co-star on set

    Kaley Cuoco denies having sex with ‘TBBT’ co-star on set

    The pair dated from 2008 to 2010 Kaley Cuoco has said that she and Johnny Galecki never had sex on the set of The Big Bang Theory. Last month marked the 15th anniversary of the sitcom, which has gone down in history as one of the most marmite television series of all time. To celebrate […]

    4 years ago

  • Inbetweeners stars Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas welcome first child together

    Inbetweeners stars Hannah Tointon and Joe Thomas welcome first child together

    The pair first met on the Inbetweeners, and have been together for ten years Inbetweeners stars Joe Thomas and Hannah Tointon have welcomed their first child together. The couple first met on the Channel 4 sitcom back in 2010 before they made the decision to move in with one another just a couple of years […]

    4 years ago

  • Half a million people sign early general election petition

    Half a million people sign early general election petition

    It’s more than three times the number of people that voted in the Tory leadership election Half a million people have signed the petition calling for an early general election in the aftermath of Liz Truss’ disastrous start as Prime Minister. At the time of writing, the online petition has amassed 501,500 signatures, and has […]

    4 years ago

  • YouTuber Dream has finally revealed his face to his 30 million subscribers

    YouTuber Dream has finally revealed his face to his 30 million subscribers

    Dream had been teasing the big reveal for over a year now The YouTuber known as Dream has finally shown his face to 30 million subscribers. The Minecraft video creator – who was famous for covering his identity using a smiley face mask – revealed his true self during a live stream at the weekend. […]

    4 years ago

  • Man became richest person in the world for two minutes with $92 quadrillion

    Man became richest person in the world for two minutes with $92 quadrillion

    For a brief moment, he was the planet’s only quadrillionaire A man in America very briefly became the richest person in the world after he was accidentally credited with $92 quadrillion. Back in July 2013, Chris Reynolds logged on to his PayPal account to find that he had erroneously been credited with an unfathomable amount […]

    4 years ago

  • Jack Grealish savages Casemiro on Instagram after sitting him down in Manchester derby

    Jack Grealish savages Casemiro on Instagram after sitting him down in Manchester derby

    Grealish left the Brazilian midfielder red-faced at the Etihad Manchester City star Jack Grealish celebrated his team’s derby demolition of Manchester United with a cheeky social media post highlighting one particular moment in the game. Grealish put in one of his best performances for City, as the reigning Premier League champions thrashed their Manchester rivals […]

    4 years ago

  • Teen dies just days before 15th birthday in Portugal holiday tragedy

    Teen dies just days before 15th birthday in Portugal holiday tragedy

    The teenager was a talented boxer who had a passion for the sport Tributes have been shared for a teenager who passed away on holiday just days before his 15th birthday. Jack Pollock, 14, died suddenly while on holiday in Portugal with his mum and brother Jude on Thursday, September 29. His dad Darryl has […]

    4 years ago

  • MrBeast thinks TikTok will die soon and explains why

    MrBeast thinks TikTok will die soon and explains why

    ‘You’re gonna be crazy to be a TikTok first content creator’ TikTok might be the fastest-growing social media app, but one of the world’s biggest social media stars MrBeast reckons it’s surging popularity could be coming to an end. The renowned YouTuber – real name Jimmy Donaldson – discussed the topic on a recent episode of the Full […]

    4 years ago

  • Kim Kardashian’s reveals strict rules for flying on her $150 million private jet

    Kim Kardashian’s reveals strict rules for flying on her $150 million private jet

    ‘Have you seen the cashmere seats?’ Kim Kardashian has some pretty tight rules and regulations for anyone who wants to take a trip on her private jet, which even members of her family must adhere to. She revealed how much she cares for the $150 million private jet, named Kim Air, on Thursday’s (29 September) […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 314

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 314

    The only thing that can make payday better? The JOE Friday Pub Quiz It’s the last day of the month and it’s a Friday so that means two things – the payslip has come in and so has the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. We won’t dwindle on the rapidly declining value of the money that […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘Immediate general election’ to be considered for debate in parliament

    ‘Immediate general election’ to be considered for debate in parliament

    ‘Call an immediate general election so that the people can decide who should lead us through these unprecedented crises’ A petition calling for an immediate general election following the economic fallout of the government’s mini-budget has reached 100,000 signatures, meaning it must be considered for debate in parliament. This was confirmed in an update on […]

    4 years ago

  • Bruce Willis becomes first Hollywood actor to sell rights to ‘digital twin’

    Bruce Willis becomes first Hollywood actor to sell rights to ‘digital twin’

    The A-lister retired from acting earlier this year following his aphasia diagnosis Bruce Willis has sold his rights over to a company so they can create his “digital twin”, allowing him to keep appearing in films without actually having to be on set. Earlier this year, the actor revealed he was living with aphasia and […]

    4 years ago

  • Dogs can detect human distress with nearly 94% accuracy, study shows

    Dogs can detect human distress with nearly 94% accuracy, study shows

    Four dogs from Belfast completed the 10 months long training A study has found that dogs are able to detect stress in a person’s breath or sweat to an accuracy of almost 94 percent. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast and Newcastle University found that the dogs were able to detect psychological stress in an individual’s […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman lets boyfriend pay all of bills and rent because she’s an ‘investment’

    Woman lets boyfriend pay all of bills and rent because she’s an ‘investment’

    She explained that her boyfriend ‘doesn’t value money the most – he values being supported and cared for’ A woman lets her boyfriend pay the entirety of their rent, bills and holidays – while she treats him to smoothies and does the housework – and says he tells her she’s “an investment”. Hannah Chan, 27, […]

    4 years ago

  • Trolls left fake noose at Archie Battersbee’s grave, mum says

    Trolls left fake noose at Archie Battersbee’s grave, mum says

    Hollie Dance says she has been trolled for having a birthday party at her son’s grave as well Archie Batterbee’s mother has said that trolls have been leaving sick items such as a fake noose at her son’s grave. Hollie Dance said she has been “tormented” by online abuse following the 12-year-old’s passing and has […]

    4 years ago

  • Royal Mail workers to strike 19 times over next two months

    Royal Mail workers to strike 19 times over next two months

    The postal strikes will impact Black Friday and the build-up to Christmas Royal Mail workers will be staging 19 postal strikes over October and November in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) confirmed that the action over the next two months will be a mixture of single days and […]

    4 years ago

  • Woman with Jeffrey Dahmer tattoo has no regrets and claims she’s not glorifying him

    Woman with Jeffrey Dahmer tattoo has no regrets and claims she’s not glorifying him

    She says she is ‘simply intrigued’ by the killer A woman has defended her Jeffrey Dahmer tattoo and insisted that she is not glorifying the serial killer. Britnee Chamberlain has Dahmer’s saying “if you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em” tattooed on her. Dahmer has been the subject of much discussion in recent weeks thanks to […]

    4 years ago

  • Prince George told classmate ‘my father will be King so you better watch out’

    Prince George told classmate ‘my father will be King so you better watch out’

    Nothing like a bit of humility is there… If you’ve grown up as part of the Royal family, it probably isn’t long before you realise that you’re life is very different to everyone else’s. And it certainly seems like Prince George is more than aware of how important his family is. Despite being just nine, […]

    4 years ago

  • Egyptian archaeologists believe they could have finally found the mummy of Queen Nefertiti

    Egyptian archaeologists believe they could have finally found the mummy of Queen Nefertiti

    Queen Nefertiti’s legendary beauty could finally be revealed Archaeologists believe they have finally located the long-lost tomb of one of Queen Nefertiti, one ancient Egypt’s most famous rulers. Leading Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has revealed that scientists have had a major breakthrough after discovering two mummies lying in the Valley of the Kings, Newsweek reports. While archaeologists are […]

    4 years ago

  • Pub landlady sets up OnlyFans account to help combat the energy crisis

    Pub landlady sets up OnlyFans account to help combat the energy crisis

    ‘Subscribing could mean the survival of a Great British Boozer’ As the cost of living and energy crisis forces many of us to cut back on our spending, one pub landlady has decided to raise some extra revenue to make sure her business survives the winter – by setting up an OnlyFans account. Lauren Beers […]

    4 years ago