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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  • House of the Dragon to return sooner than expected, HBO confirms

    House of the Dragon to return sooner than expected, HBO confirms

    HBO has confirmed that the second series of House of the Dragon will be released in June this year. Almost two years after the first season introduced us to the history of the incestuous, warmongering history of the dragon-loving House Targaryen, we’ll be returning to Westeros this summer. Deadline reports that HBO’s streaming chief JB […]

    2 years ago

  • Wayne Rooney says he wants to be Man United’s next manager as new role announced

    Wayne Rooney says he wants to be Man United’s next manager as new role announced

    ‘That’s the aim, that’s where I want to try and get to’ Wayne Rooney has previously said he still aims to become the manager of Manchester United one day, as he prepares to continued his career in the world of television punditry. On Monday, TNT Sports announced Rooney would be a pundit for their coverage […]

    2 years ago

  • Football fans are all saying the same thing after Wayne Rooney lands new job

    Football fans are all saying the same thing after Wayne Rooney lands new job

    Football fans have reacted after Wayne Rooney’s latest job was announced. On Monday, TNT Sports announced Rooney would be a pundit for their coverage of Manchester United vs Everton on Saturday. This comes after he appeared as a pundit on the BBC’s coverage of Nottingham Forest vs United in the FA Cup fifth round last week. Reacting […]

    2 years ago

  • Wayne Rooney lands new job weeks after Birmingham sacking

    Wayne Rooney lands new job weeks after Birmingham sacking

    Wayne Rooney has landed himself a new job as a football pundit for TNT Sports. This comes after he appeared as a pundit on the BBC’s coverage of Nottingham Forest vs United in the FA Cup fifth round last week. Rooney is now set to be a part of TNT’s coverage of the clash between […]

    2 years ago

  • Roy Keane throws Ten Hag future into question and pinpoints biggest issue

    Roy Keane throws Ten Hag future into question and pinpoints biggest issue

    ‘There are huge question marks for the manager’ Roy Keane cast doubt on Erik ten Hag’s future as Manchester United manager following their derby day defeat to Manchester City. Marcus Rashford had put the Red Devils ahead early on in the game with a stunning effort, and the men in red went into the break 1-0 […]

    2 years ago

  • Matthew Lillard confirms return as Shaggy in new Scooby-Doo project

    Matthew Lillard confirms return as Shaggy in new Scooby-Doo project

    ‘I’m honoured to be Shaggy for as long as they’ll have me’ Matthew Lillard has confirmed he is working on a new Scooby-Doo project. Having first achieved fame for his role in Scream, Lillard landed the role of Shaggy in the 2002 live-action film Scooby-Doo. He reprised the part for a 2004 sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters […]

    2 years ago

  • Disney considering bringing back Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

    Disney considering bringing back Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow

    Disney is considering bringing Johnny Depp back as Captain Jack Sparrow for Pirates of the Caribbean 6, according to reports. According to industry insider Daniel Richtman, the corporation is considering bringing back the 60-year-old as Captain Jack Sparrow for the sixth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. However, unlike in the previous films, […]

    2 years ago

  • Man United players accused of ‘stealing a living’ following derby day collapse

    Man United players accused of ‘stealing a living’ following derby day collapse

    It was yet another derby defeat for United Fans have accused Manchester United players of “stealing a living” after they suffered a derby day defeat to cross-city rivals Manchester City. Marcus Rashford had put the Red Devils ahead early on in the game with a stunning effort, and the men in red went into the […]

    2 years ago

  • Guinea pig found abandoned at London Underground station with heartbreaking note

    Guinea pig found abandoned at London Underground station with heartbreaking note

    A guinea pig was found abandoned at a London Underground station with a heartbreaking note asking for a “new owner.” The animal, called DiscoPig, was found in a cage near Canning Town station, an area not covered by CCTV, on February 18. A note reading “I need a new owner. Guinea Pig” was attached to […]

    2 years ago

  • Scientists discover why humans no longer have tails

    Scientists discover why humans no longer have tails

    Scientists have worked out why humans no longer have tails, unlike monkeys. It’s roughly 25 million years since the evolutionary split took place between human ancestors and primates. This resulted in human losing their tails, but the exact cause of this split has been unknown to scientists for decades. But researchers now reckon they’ve worked […]

    2 years ago

  • Lucky Brit wins £15m lottery jackpot

    Lucky Brit wins £15m lottery jackpot

    An unknown Brit has scooped a £15,000,000 jackpot on the lottery. The player landed all six main numbers on Saturday’s ‘Must Be Won’ jackpot. Meanwhile, two other lukcy players matched five numbers and the bonus ball to win £1,000,000, the National Lottery said last night. The winning numbers were two, 20, 34, 40, 48 and […]

    2 years ago

  • Geri Halliwell left ‘humiliated’ by leaked Christian Horner messages

    Geri Halliwell left ‘humiliated’ by leaked Christian Horner messages

    Friends have reportedly said the saga could ‘destroy’ her Geri Halliwell is said to be “extremely humiliated” after hundreds of WhatsApp messages between her husband Christian Horner and a female colleague were leaked. Horner is the team principal at the Red Bull Formula 1 team and the longest serving team principle on the grid. In […]

    2 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 388

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 388

    Dydd Gwener Hapus! Happy Friday, happy March, and happy Saint David’s day to our Welsh quizzers. Michael Sheen, Anthony Hopkins, a banging national anthem, Gavin & Stacey, Hal Robson Kanu’s goal against Belgium at the 2018 Euros – there’s a lot to thank Wales for. But I’ll stop waxing lyrical about Wales before I give […]

    2 years ago

  • Hairy Bikers all smiles in touching last photo together

    Hairy Bikers all smiles in touching last photo together

    Dave Myers and best mate Si King were all smiles as the Hairy Bikers relaxed in their final photos together to watch the first episode of their new show. On Thursday, the sad news broke that Myers had passed away on February 28 at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer. The popular TV cook […]

    2 years ago

  • Erik ten Hag tells Fulham to apologise for TikTok video

    Erik ten Hag tells Fulham to apologise for TikTok video

    ‘It’s not right’ Erik ten Hag has said Fulham should apologise for a TikTok they posted mocking Bruno Fernandes. The video posted this week shows the United midfielder go down holding his leg after taking a shot on goal and being tackled by Fulham’s Sasa Lukic. No free kick was awarded and the Portuguese player […]

    2 years ago

  • Hit TikTok singer Cat Janice dies aged 31

    Hit TikTok singer Cat Janice dies aged 31

    She left her music rights to her seven-year-old son Hit American singer Cat Janice, who achieved chart success after finding fame on TikTok, has died of cancer aged 31. Janice, real name Catherine Ipsan, was diagnosed a rare cancer of the bones or soft tissue, called sarcoma, back in March 2022. Whilst she was receiving […]

    2 years ago

  • Dave Myers’ final TV appearance is leaving fans heartbroken

    Dave Myers’ final TV appearance is leaving fans heartbroken

    Before Dave Myers’ death, he managed to film one last Hairy Bikers series, which is currently being aired by the BBC. On Thursday, the sad news broke that the popular TV cook had passed away on February 28 at the age of 66 following a battle with cancer. Myers was a household name as one […]

    2 years ago

  • ‘400ft long ice ship’ discovered in Antarctica

    ‘400ft long ice ship’ discovered in Antarctica

    From the Millenium Falcon to ‘blacked out’ islands, a number of weird and wonderful things have been discovered using Google Earth. On YouTube, one content creator has claimed to have discovered a 400 foot long ‘ice ship’ in Antarctica using the satellite system. The user, who goes by the name of MrMBB333, said the ‘ship’ […]

    2 years ago

  • Paul Pogba receives lengthy ban after failed drug test, according to reports

    Paul Pogba receives lengthy ban after failed drug test, according to reports

    It could be a career-ending ban for the former United midfielder Paul Pogba has been handed a four-year ban from football following a failed doping test, according to Italian media. Repubblica Sport reports that the midfielder has been banned for four years for doping violations. He as been provisionally suspended since September 2023 after DHEA […]

    2 years ago

  • Millennials set to become the ‘richest generation in history’

    Millennials set to become the ‘richest generation in history’

    They may often be portrayed as a generation who can’t afford a house because of their love for avocado on toast and takeout coffees, but millennials are apparently on course to become the ‘richest generation in history’, according to a new study. Those born between the early 1980s and the mid-to-late 1990s are set for […]

    2 years ago

  • Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers dies aged 66

    Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers dies aged 66

    Celebrity chef Dave Myers has died at the age of 66, two years after revealing he had been diagnosed with cancer. Myers was best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers alongside his best friend and fellow chef Si King. The pair shot to fame after releasing their first cookery show together in 2004. […]

    2 years ago

  • Morgan Gibbs-White deletes Instagram post following FA Cup defeat to Man United

    Morgan Gibbs-White deletes Instagram post following FA Cup defeat to Man United

    He questioned the referee’s decision Morgan Gibbs-White has deleted an Instagram post he shared following Nottingham Forest’s defeat to Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup. A later Casemiro header saw the Red Devils progress to the quarter finals with a 1-0 win over the East Midlands outfit on Wednesday night. The […]

    2 years ago

  • Jon Stewart in tears as he shares sad news with Daily Show viewers

    Jon Stewart in tears as he shares sad news with Daily Show viewers

    The Daily Show host struggled to speak at times Jon Stewart was in tears on the Daily Show this week as he shared some heartbreaking news with viewers. The political commentator returned to the popular Comedy Central programme this month, after nine years away from the show. But on Monday’s edition of the Daily Show, […]

    2 years ago

  • British Airways pilot who bludgeoned wife to death will not be freed from prison

    British Airways pilot who bludgeoned wife to death will not be freed from prison

    The Justice Secretary had intervened to block his early release A British Airways pilot who bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer will not be freed from prison, the High Court has ruled. Robert Brown killed his wife Joanna Simpson, 46, with a claw hammer in their Berkshire family home in October 2010, whilst […]

    2 years ago

  • PoliticsJOE PMQs live blog: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer face off

    PoliticsJOE PMQs live blog: Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer face off

    Welcome to our live coverage of Prime Minister’s Questions, as Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer clash this lunchtime in the House of Commons. Related links: ‘I was banned from seeing my friends because I was queer – I feel like I can exist in Brighton’ Woman perfectly spells out why the UK is […]

    2 years ago

  • Star begs fans not to visit cast as major BBC soap is axed after 20 years

    Star begs fans not to visit cast as major BBC soap is axed after 20 years

    ‘Please please please do not visit’ Fans have been urged not to visit the set of Doctors as filming begins on the last ever scenes of the soap. Last October, the BBC announced the long-running daytime show was being axed as part of cost-cutting measures. First broadcast in March 2000, the soap has been filmed in […]

    2 years ago

  • How the Premier League table looks following Everton’s new points deduction

    How the Premier League table looks following Everton’s new points deduction

    The Premier League table has a new look to it after Everton’s points deduction was reduced to six. On Monday, it was announced that the Merseyside club had had their punishment for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules reduced. Having initially been deducted a record 10 points for the breaches, Everton have had […]

    2 years ago

  • Everton points deduction reduced following appeal

    Everton points deduction reduced following appeal

    Everton have had their points deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules (PSR) reduced following an appeal. The Toffees will now have six points deducted from them, down from the original punishment of 10 points, the Athletic reports. The new points reduction moves Everton up to 15th in the Premier League table, […]

    2 years ago

  • Mary Poppins age rating increased over ‘discriminatory language’

    Mary Poppins age rating increased over ‘discriminatory language’

    Mary Poppins has had its age rating raised due to ‘discriminatory language’, according to reports. The classic musical was released six decades ago and stars Julie Andrews as the magical nanny Mary Poppins, who looks after the children of a wealthy London family. Since its release, the much-loved family favourite has had a U (universal) […]

    2 years ago

  • McDonald’s slashes prices of two menu favourites for one day only

    McDonald’s slashes prices of two menu favourites for one day only

    McDonald’s is slashing the price of Big Macs and another menu favourite, but you’ll have to be quick to make the most of the offer. For today only (February 26), the fast food chain is cutting the cost of Big Macs from £4.99 to £1.49, and the cost of double McMuffins from £4.39 to £1.99. […]

    2 years ago

  • Antiques Roadshow expert refuses to value item because of distressing history

    Antiques Roadshow expert refuses to value item because of distressing history

    He told the mother and daughter that ‘no price’ could be put on the medallion they brought in An Antiques Roadshow expert once refused to put a price on an item brought onto the show due to its distressing past. Back in 2021, the much-loved BBC show visited Newby Hall in Yorkshire for an episode. […]

    2 years ago

  • Harry Maguire escapes red card for ‘awful’ tackle on Sasa Lukic

    Harry Maguire escapes red card for ‘awful’ tackle on Sasa Lukic

    ‘Harry Maguire’s lucky there’ There was controversy during the first half of Manchester United’s game against Fulham on Saturday following an ‘awful’ tackle by Harry Maguire. The Red Devils took on Fulham at Old Trafford this afternoon in the Premier League, with the two teams playing out a goalless first half. But there was controversy […]

    2 years ago

  • Lee Anderson suspended from Tory party following ‘Islamophobic’ comments

    Lee Anderson suspended from Tory party following ‘Islamophobic’ comments

    Lee Anderson has been suspended by the Conservatives after he “refused to apologise” for comments aimed at London mayor Sadiq Khan. Anderson’s suspension was announced on Saturday afternoon by Tory chief whip Simon Hart, and came after comments he made on GB News on Friday. On Friday, the former Tory deputy chairman said “Islamists” had […]

    2 years ago

  • Astronaut explains hidden message on family photo he left on the moon

    Astronaut explains hidden message on family photo he left on the moon

    The family photo has been up on the moon for decades An astronaut explained the hidden message behind why he decided to leave family photo on the moon. Charles Duke became the youngest man ever to walk on the moon when he was part of the Apollo 16 mission in April 1972. And whilst he […]

    2 years ago