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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  • Arctic Monkeys announce 2022 European tour dates

    Arctic Monkeys announce 2022 European tour dates

    It’s the band’s first tour since 2019. Arctic Monkeys have announced their first shows of 2022, as rumours swirl of a new album from the band next year. The Sheffield band, fronted by Alex Turner, have not performed live since 2019 but have announced a handful of dates for summer 2022 in Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia […]

    4 years ago

  • Liverpool attack suspect reported as a convert to Christianity

    Liverpool attack suspect reported as a convert to Christianity

    The suspect has been named as Emad al Swealmeen. The man who is suspected of the attack outside Liverpool Women’s Hospital on Remembrance Sunday was reportedly a convert to Christianity, according to the couple who took him in after he moved to the UK. Police have named 32-year-old Emad al Swealman as the man they […]

    4 years ago

  • Macron changes colour of French flag without telling public in ‘political’ decision

    Macron changes colour of French flag without telling public in ‘political’ decision

    The decision was taken in July 2020, but was never formally announced. Emmanuel Macron has changed one of the colours of the French national flag, without telling the public. Last summer the French president introduced a new shade of blue to the flag, which is darker than the original, without any explanation or reason. Until […]

    5 years ago

  • PM refuses to rule out Christmas lockdown and we all know how this ends

    PM refuses to rule out Christmas lockdown and we all know how this ends

    Deja vu anyone? Boris Johnson has once again refused to rule out the possibility of extra measures being introduced this winter due to rising Covid cases. In a briefing at Downing Street on Monday, the Prime Minister spoke about rumours that tighter measures would be put in place across the country in the lead up […]

    5 years ago

  • Gogglebox fans call for ban after Friday episode hit with complaints

    Gogglebox fans call for ban after Friday episode hit with complaints

    Part of Friday night’s episode was labelled as ‘horrible and ‘horrific’ Viewers of Friday night’s Gogglebox episode were left “traumatised” by a particular segment of the show, with many expressing their “horror” on social media. The Channel 4 show has become one of the most popular programmes in the country, with millions tuning in to […]

    5 years ago

  • Covid booster jabs to be offered to over 40s amid fears of winter surge

    Covid booster jabs to be offered to over 40s amid fears of winter surge

    16 and 17 year olds should also get a second jab according to official advice. All over-40s in the UK should be offered a Covid booster jab, according to the UK government’s scientific advisors, with the aim of limiting the spread of the virus over the winter months. Evidence suggests the chance of testing positive […]

    5 years ago

  • Doctor reveals painful risks of spending more than 10 minutes on the toilet

    Doctor reveals painful risks of spending more than 10 minutes on the toilet

    Sh*t or get off the pot We’ve all been guilty of it. Enjoying a nice, long, relaxing sit on the toilet, escaping the stress and worries of the world in the safe porcelain sanctity of the bathroom. However it turns out that even here we aren’t safe – because spending too long on the toilet […]

    5 years ago

  • Drive officially ranked Ryan Gosling’s best film

    Drive officially ranked Ryan Gosling’s best film

    What about The Big Short? Film fans have named Drive their favourite Ryan Gosling film, ahead of blockbusters such as The Notebook, La La Land and Crazy, Stupid, Love. The neo-noir, atmospheric, and occasionally incredibly violent action drama Drive currently sits atop of Ranker’s list of Gosling films, ahead of 2006 film Half Nelson in […]

    5 years ago

  • Durham University offers training and support to students in the sex industry

    Durham University offers training and support to students in the sex industry

    The sessions aim to give ‘well-informed and free from prejudice’ advice and support to students involved in sex work Durham University is offering advice and support sessions to support students working in the sex industry. The Students’ Union sent an email to all students and staff about the sessions, advertising them as an opportunity for […]

    5 years ago

  • Shopper hits out at Aldi over ‘vile’ word kids should ‘never see’

    Shopper hits out at Aldi over ‘vile’ word kids should ‘never see’

    ‘It’s a total curse’ A mum has voiced her displeasure about Aldi selling a product with an inappropriate name, saying that she is “disgusted” with the supermarket. The unhappy woman was at an Aldi in Netherton when she spotted a car cleaning kit called “Demon Chill.” She described the product as a “total curse”, “absolutely […]

    5 years ago

  • JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 269

    JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 269

    We’re not messing about this week. For no reason whatsoever, this week’s quiz has ended up being quite a tricky one I think. I’d usually say a par score was around the 20 mark, but this week if you hit 15 I think you can be pretty pleased with your efforts. Just see it as […]

    5 years ago

  • Boris Johnson ‘told three times’ to put mask on during hospital visit

    Boris Johnson ‘told three times’ to put mask on during hospital visit

    He has been accused of unnecessarily ‘putting lives at risk’ Boris Johnson reportedly had to be told to put a mask on three times whilst on a visit to a hospital in Northumbria. The Prime Minister was visiting Hexham General Hospital on Monday November 8 and decided to not wear a mask whilst talking to […]

    5 years ago

  • Marcus Rashford responds to school which will not feed children ‘1p in debt’

    Marcus Rashford responds to school which will not feed children ‘1p in debt’

    The strict policy has been condemned by many Marcus Rashford has responded to the news that a school in Wales plans to not feed pupils that are any more than 1p in debt on their school accounts. The footballer has been campaigning for free school meals for vulnerable children throughout the pandemic, work for which […]

    5 years ago

  • Student, 22, becomes ninth person to die after Astroworld tragedy

    Student, 22, becomes ninth person to die after Astroworld tragedy

    Travis Scott has offered to pay for the funeral costs of the victims A 22-year-old student has become the ninth person to die from a crowd surge during Travis Scott’s performance at Astroworld Festival. Bharti Shahani, who was a college senior at Texas A&M University, died on Wednesday, her attorney James Lassiter announced. Lassiter told […]

    5 years ago

  • The Wolf of Wall Street officially ranked Leo DiCaprio’s best film

    The Wolf of Wall Street officially ranked Leo DiCaprio’s best film

    The film which finally bagged him an Oscar isn’t even in the top five He’s one of the finest actors of our generation and was a living meme for a good long while as his wait for an Oscar seemed to go on with every passing year. Now, movie fans have voted on their favourite […]

    5 years ago

  • Richard Branson suffers graphic injuries after ‘colossal’ cycling crash

    Richard Branson suffers graphic injuries after ‘colossal’ cycling crash

    The billionaire businessman feared he had broken his back after the ‘colossal’ accident Entrepreneur Richard Branson has showed off some of the injuries he suffered after a huge crash that he was involved in while cycling. Warning: graphic image below In a recent blog post on his Virgin website, the business tycoon said that he […]

    5 years ago

  • Trolls slammed for claiming The Simpsons ‘predicted’ Astroworld tragedy

    Trolls slammed for claiming The Simpsons ‘predicted’ Astroworld tragedy

    Some have been wildly claiming that the show predicted the Astroworld tragedy Social media users have been suggesting that The Simpsons “predicted” the tragic events at Travis Scott’s Astroworld concert, in which eight people lost their lives after a crowd surge. Along with an image of Homer and Lisa walking into the mouth of a […]

    5 years ago

  • Man ‘cuts off both his legs under train’ to claim huge insurance payout

    Man ‘cuts off both his legs under train’ to claim huge insurance payout

    The incident took place in Hungary in 2014 A court in Hungary has determined that a man deliberately lay down in front of a train in order to claim a huge insurance payout. The man, named only as Sandor Cs, lay down in front of the train in 2014 to claim a £2.4m insurance payout. […]

    5 years ago

  • Pet dog catches covid from its owner in first UK case

    Pet dog catches covid from its owner in first UK case

    The dog is now recovering A pet dog has caught covid-19, with evidence suggesting the canine caught the virus from its owner, making it the first case if its kind in the UK. The dog was diagnosed with covid-19 by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) laboratory in Weybridge on November 3 after its […]

    5 years ago

  • Thousands of care home staff face job loss today as mandatory jab deadline passes

    Thousands of care home staff face job loss today as mandatory jab deadline passes

    Official NHS figures are expected to show that more than 50,000 current care staff are yet to be fully vaccinated. The care sector faces losing thousands of members of staff today as the deadline for mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations passes. Thursday (November 11) marks the deadline by which care home staff must have been double jabbed […]

    5 years ago

  • Jake Paul reveals goading DMs sent by Tyson Fury

    Jake Paul reveals goading DMs sent by Tyson Fury

    ‘He’s coming for you Jakey boy’ Jake Paul has revealed Tyson Fury has been sending him taunting voice messages ahead of the Youtuber’s fight with Tyson’s brother, Tommy Fury. Tommy Fury, who remains best known for his appearance in Love Island and his relationship with Molly-Mae, is set to do battle with Paul on December […]

    5 years ago

  • Terminally ill man arrested for mooning speed camera to tick off his bucket list

    Terminally ill man arrested for mooning speed camera to tick off his bucket list

    Six cops came to his house to apprehend him. A terminally-ill man was left stunned after police came to his house to arrest him for mooning at a speed camera. Last month, Darrell Meekcom was told he had multiple system atrophy (MSA), a terminal condition that affects the nervous system and has a life expectancy […]

    5 years ago

  • Teacher filmed ‘punching and kicking horse’ suspended from job

    Teacher filmed ‘punching and kicking horse’ suspended from job

    Footage was shared online over the weekend of the woman attacking the horse. A teacher who has been accused of punching and kicking a horse has been suspended from her job at a primary school in Leicestershire. A clip shared on social media by anti-hunting campaign group Hertfordshire Hunt Saboteurs shows Sarah Moulds, 37, being […]

    5 years ago

  • Malala Yousafzai marries in small ceremony after revealing secret partner

    Malala Yousafzai marries in small ceremony after revealing secret partner

    Malala celebrated at home with her family following a small ceremony in Birmingham on Tuesday. Malala Yousafzai has announced she has married, following a small family ceremony. The activist, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014, said her and her new husband Asser Malik got married during a small ceremony in Birmingham on Tuesday, […]

    5 years ago

  • Licence change could land drivers with £1,000 fine, DVLA warns

    Licence change could land drivers with £1,000 fine, DVLA warns

    The DVLA has also announced new rules regarding Clean Air Zones and towing Drivers could face a £1,000 fine as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) announced an important change regarding drivers’ licenses. It is one of three rule changes the authority has announced, the first of which is in regards to license expiry […]

    5 years ago

  • Coupe to sue IVF clinic after giving birth to someone else’s baby

    Coupe to sue IVF clinic after giving birth to someone else’s baby

    They say they were given the wrong embryo by the clinic A couple in California are suing an IVF clinic after giving birth to another couple’s child. Daphna and Alexander Cardinale say they were given the wrong embryo by the California Center for Reproductive Health (CCRH), giving birth to a child in September 2019 that […]

    5 years ago

  • Care worker sacked for refusing covid jab breaks down and says it’s ‘unfair’

    Care worker sacked for refusing covid jab breaks down and says it’s ‘unfair’

    ‘I just can’t believe what the bloody government is doing to us’ A former care worker has shared her devastation after being sacked from her job as a care worker because she refused to get vaccinated against covid-19. Louise Akester has had her contract terminated because of the government requirement for all care workers in […]

    5 years ago

  • Boy aged 10 mauled to death by dog in his own home

    Boy aged 10 mauled to death by dog in his own home

    The dog has been ‘destroyed’ after the tragic incident on Monday afternoon A 10-year-old boy in Caerphilly has died after being the victim of a dog attack in his own home. The incident took place in the Pentwyn area of Caerphilly on Monday afternoon (November 8). Police and paramedics were called to the address but […]

    5 years ago

  • Jeremy Clarkson criticised for saying Greta Thunberg needs a ‘smacked bottom’

    Jeremy Clarkson criticised for saying Greta Thunberg needs a ‘smacked bottom’

    He described her as an ‘annoying bucket of ego’ Jeremy Clarkson has been criticised for writing a newspaper column in which he says climate activist Greta Thunberg needs a “smacked bottom.” Writing in his Sunday Times column, the 61-year-old presenter laid into Thunberg, describing her as an “annoying little bucket of ego” with no “knowledge […]

    5 years ago

  • Man in 20s raped in ‘horrific’ town centre attack as police call for information

    Man in 20s raped in ‘horrific’ town centre attack as police call for information

    The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning Police have made an appeal for information following the rape of a man in Bolton town centre which they have described as a “shocking and horrific” attack. The 22-year-old was attacked by another man who walked with him from Nelson Square to Back Mawdsley […]

    5 years ago

  • Police hunt man caught on camera hanging dead rabbit on person’s gate

    Police hunt man caught on camera hanging dead rabbit on person’s gate

    The incident happened at the start of August but the man’s identity remains a mystery Police have launched a fresh appeal in the hunt for a man who was caught on camera hanging a dead rabbit over someone’s gate. The incident, which has been described as “utterly abhorrent” by local police, happened in the village […]

    5 years ago

  • Missing 16-year-old rescued after using TikTok hand signals

    Missing 16-year-old rescued after using TikTok hand signals

    The signs she used have reportedly been demonstrated in a series of videos on TikTok. A man has been arrested for the abduction of a missing girl after she used hand signals she learned on TikTok to alert people that she needed help. According to police in Kentucky, the 16-year-old girl, who has not been […]

    5 years ago

  • Family left devastated after pet dog dies during Bonfire Night fireworks

    Family left devastated after pet dog dies during Bonfire Night fireworks

    The pet was spooked by the loud bangs and ran into the road. A family in Wales has been left heartbroken after their beloved pet dog died during Bonfire Night fireworks. Wales Online reports that five-year-old Cadi, a cocker/springer spaniel cross lived with Garry and Ceri Hamilton near Roath Park when she was let out […]

    5 years ago

  • Man trapped in wall of New York theatre for two days – completely naked

    Man trapped in wall of New York theatre for two days – completely naked

    The man is now being treated at a local hospital. A man has been rescued after being trapped inside the wall of a theatre in the US. Firefighters were called to the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New York state, at around 07.30 on Friday morning after someone was heard banging on the wall and crying […]

    5 years ago

  • Fiancé of man who killed daughter’s boyfriend says she’s ‘very proud of him’

    Fiancé of man who killed daughter’s boyfriend says she’s ‘very proud of him’

    John Eisenman murdered his daughter’s boyfriend, who he claimed sold her into sex trafficking. The fiancé of a father charged with killing his daughter’s boyfriend because he believed he sold her into sex trafficking has spoken out about the incident, saying that she is “very proud” of her partner. On 29 October, 60-year-old John Eisenmann […]

    5 years ago

  • Ex-PM John Major labels government ‘shameful’ over Owen Paterson case

    Ex-PM John Major labels government ‘shameful’ over Owen Paterson case

    He described the government’s actions as “un-Conservative.” Former Tory prime minister John Major has criticised Boris Johnson’s government for its handling of the Owen Paterson controversy. In an interview with the BBC, Major said that the government’s actions had trashed Parliament’s reputation at home and abroad, and were “un-Conservative.” It’s after the government tried to […]

    5 years ago

  • At least 92 dead after oil tanker explosion in Sierra Leone

    At least 92 dead after oil tanker explosion in Sierra Leone

    The explosion happened in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown. At least 92 people have died after a fuel tanker exploded in Sierra Leone. The oil tanker collided with a lorry in the country’s capital, Freetown, causing fuel to spill out. This then ignited, with the resulting inferno engulfing bystanders and vehicles at a busy junction. The […]

    5 years ago

  • Black Panther 2 filming paused after Letitia Wright set injury

    Black Panther 2 filming paused after Letitia Wright set injury

    Production will be stopped for more than a month. Filming for the Black Panther sequel has had to be put on hold after star Letitia Wright suffered an injury to her wrist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, production on Black Panther: Wakanda will shut down from the week of November 22 and is expected to […]

    5 years ago

  • Donald Trump suggests Alec Baldwin intentionally shot Rust crew member

    Donald Trump suggests Alec Baldwin intentionally shot Rust crew member

    Trump called the actor “troubled” and “volatile.” Donald Trump has baselessly suggested that Alec Baldwin may have deliberately shot two colleagues on the set of Rust last month. Cinematographer Halyana Hutchins died after being shot by Baldwin in an accident on the set of the film, with director Joel Souza being wounded as well. It […]

    5 years ago

  • At least 8 dead at Travis Scott’s AstroWorld festival

    At least 8 dead at Travis Scott’s AstroWorld festival

    The second day of the festival has been cancelled. At least eight people have died and hundreds more injured after a crowd crush during Travis Scott’s set at Astroworld Festival in Texas. The sold-out crowd of 50,000 is thought to have surged forward to the front of the stage during the rapper’s performance, causing panic […]

    5 years ago

  • People with ginger hair are ‘better in bed’, study finds

    People with ginger hair are ‘better in bed’, study finds

    Can’t argue with science now can we? November 5 is not just Bonfire Night, it is also National Redhead Day. Now whether this is a deliberate move to put the day we celebrate ginger hair on the same day that large fires are lit across the country, only the creators of National Redhead Day will […]

    5 years ago

  • Why Covid kills some people and not others – scientists crack mystery

    Why Covid kills some people and not others – scientists crack mystery

    Research from Oxford has suggested the reason might be genetic A certain gene has been found to double the risk of a person dying from Covid, according to new research from the University of Oxford. The global death toll from the virus stands at roughly 5 million, and according to the research, the reason why […]

    5 years ago