Charlie Herbert

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Charlie Herbert is a senior trending writer, who covers a variety of news and life stories. He joined JOE in March 2021, and his main areas of interest are sport and entertainment. Since then he has written several in-depth articles on subjects such as COP26, the Olympics, the Super Bowl and EURO 2020.

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  • Five arrested after Iain Duncan Smith ‘hit on head with traffic cone’

    Five arrested after Iain Duncan Smith ‘hit on head with traffic cone’

    The alleged incident took place on Monday afternoon Five people have been arrested after Iain Duncan Smith was reportedly hit on the head with a traffic cone in Manchester on Monday (October 4). Greater Manchester Police said it arrested three men and two women in connection with the incident, which allegedly took place at around […]

    4 years ago

  • Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp all go down in major global outage

    Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp all go down in major global outage

    Thousands of people have reported issues with the platforms Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all gone down in a major outage. The three Facebook-owned apps all stopped functioning shortly before 5pm on Monday evening (October 4). Other apps that are part of the social media giant’s family, such as Facebook Workplace, have also gone down. […]

    4 years ago

  • Mum demands babysitter pay compensation after feeding veggie kids meat

    Mum demands babysitter pay compensation after feeding veggie kids meat

    The mum apparently said the babysitter should pay compensation for ’emotional abuse’ A babysitter has claimed that a mum demanded she pay compensation for accidentally feeding her vegetarian kids meat. The 19-year-old babysitter said she was asked to look after a couple’s boy and girl, aged nine and seven respectively. The babysitter explained that because […]

    4 years ago

  • Netflix sued over Squid Game traffic surge

    Netflix sued over Squid Game traffic surge

    The demand to watch the show is putting pressure on South Korean broadband providers It’s the latest Netflix show that everyone seems to be talking about – and if you’ve managed to avoid Squid Game chatter then you’ve probably not been on the internet in the past fortnight. Since debuting on September 17, the dystopian […]

    4 years ago

  • TikToker who died aged 19 in fiery crash at centre of ‘human smuggling probe’

    TikToker who died aged 19 in fiery crash at centre of ‘human smuggling probe’

    He had more than 2 million followers on TikTok Texas police have claimed that teenage TikTok star Gabriel Salazar, who was involved in a recent car crash which killed him and three other passengers, was transporting undocumented migrants. The crash – which tool place in the early hours of September 26, killing the 19-year-old Salazar […]

    4 years ago

  • Model alleges she was groped by Robin Thicke on Blurred Lines set

    Model alleges she was groped by Robin Thicke on Blurred Lines set

    Emily Ratajkowski shot to fame after appearing in the music video. American supermodel Emily Ratajkowski has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Robin Thicke on the set of the music video for 2013 hit, Blurred Lines. Ratajkowski makes the allegations in her upcoming book, My Body, and accuses Thicke of groping her without consent during […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson appears not to know that culled animals don’t get sold as meat

    Boris Johnson appears not to know that culled animals don’t get sold as meat

    There are warnings that 120,000 pigs could be culled due to labour shortages. Boris Johnson has downplayed concerns that the British farming industry could experience the largest cull in its history, in an interview in which he appeared not to know how the food processing industry works. Appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr programme, the […]

    4 years ago

  • Gordon Ramsay cries in audience as daughter tops Strictly leaderboard

    Gordon Ramsay cries in audience as daughter tops Strictly leaderboard

    Chef Ramsay is a big softy at heart. Gordon Ramsay was left in tears on Saturday evening as he was overcome with emotion after watching his daughter Tilly compete in Strictly Come Dancing. Tilly is one of the 15 celebrities competing in this year’s series and on Saturday performed the Charleston with professional dance partner […]

    4 years ago

  • Military chief appointed to lead ‘far-reaching’ review of NHS leadership

    Military chief appointed to lead ‘far-reaching’ review of NHS leadership

    Sajid Javid has said he wants the most far-reaching review of NHS bosses in decades. The Conservative Party have announced a major review into NHS leadership in England on the eve of their party conference in Manchester, appointing a former military chief to lead the shake-up. Former vice-chief of the defence staff General Sir Gordon […]

    4 years ago

  • Watford sack 17th manager in 10 years

    Watford sack 17th manager in 10 years

    The least secure job in football lives up to its reputation once more. Watford have sacked manager Xisco Munoz after their 1-0 defeat to Leeds on Saturday, continuing a remarkable run of sackings at the club. The Hornets have now gone through 17 managers in a decade. Munoz had only been in charge at the […]

    4 years ago

  • Jurgen Klopp compares people who refuse the Covid jab to drunk drivers

    Jurgen Klopp compares people who refuse the Covid jab to drunk drivers

    He said 99% of his players had been vaccinated. Jurgen Klopp has spoken of his dismay at people who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and does not understand why people see it as a “limitation of freedom.” Speaking at a press conference ahead of his Liverpool side’s clash with Manchester City on Sunday, the […]

    4 years ago

  • Keir Starmer goes against 2020 pledge by writing piece in the Sun

    Keir Starmer goes against 2020 pledge by writing piece in the Sun

    It’s sparked anger amongst many supporters and party MPs. Keir Starmer has written an article in The Sun, despite having promised not to speak to the paper during his 2020 Labour leadership campaign. In the op-ed, the Labour leader called the current situation in the UK a “worrying time for working people,” blaming the current […]

    4 years ago

  • Lottery winner found drowned with $45,000 winning ticket still in his wallet

    Lottery winner found drowned with $45,000 winning ticket still in his wallet

    The lottery ticket has been passed on to his relatives A man from Michigan has been found dead on a private beach with a winning lottery ticket still in his wallet. Authorities say that Gregory Jarvis, who was 57, had won $45,000 playing the state’s Club Keno game at the Blue Water Inn on September […]

    4 years ago

  • Nigel Farage involved in crash with van while filling car with petrol

    Nigel Farage involved in crash with van while filling car with petrol

    He says he went to seven different petrol stations in an effort to find fuel. Nigel Farage has claimed he was involved in a car accident with a van as he tried to fill up his car with petrol. The GB News host made the claims in a tweet on Thursday morning, in which he […]

    4 years ago

  • Fans convinced Ronaldo’s Man Utd winner should have been disallowed

    Fans convinced Ronaldo’s Man Utd winner should have been disallowed

    It was a dramatic finish to the game at Old Trafford on Wednesday night Fans have been left questioning whether Cristiano Ronaldo’s late winner against Villarreal on Wednesday (September 29) night should have stood or not – with many wondering whether he should have been ruled out for offside. United looked set for a disappointing […]

    4 years ago

  • Britney Spears’ dad suspended as conservator in victory for popstar

    Britney Spears’ dad suspended as conservator in victory for popstar

    He was appointed her guardian in 2008. A judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship he has over her estate, financial and personal affairs. On Wednesday, a judge removed Jamie Spears from his position as her conservator and handed the role to a man appointed by Spears. Jamie had filed to end the […]

    4 years ago

  • Squid Game creator reveals meaning behind name of brutal show

    Squid Game creator reveals meaning behind name of brutal show

    The series has been a hit with audiences and critics alike Since it launched on September 17, Squid Game has become one of the Netflix success stories of the year. It currently sits at number one in the list of most-watched titles on Netflix, both in the UK and globally, and has a 100 per […]

    4 years ago

  • Artist turns in blank canvases after being given $84,000 for museum art

    Artist turns in blank canvases after being given $84,000 for museum art

    He called the piece ‘Take The Money And Run.’ An artist in Denmark delivered two blank canvases to a museum after it had lent him £84,000 to use within his work. Jens Haaning was meant to recreate two of his pieces from 2010 for the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art, which depicted the average income […]

    4 years ago

  • Drunk man reported missing ends up joining search party to find himself

    Drunk man reported missing ends up joining search party to find himself

    ‘Who are we looking for? I am here.’ Authorities in Turkey were left stunned when a man turned up at a search party to find himself, thinking he was helping the group search for someone else. According to local media organisation NTV, 50-year-old Beyhan Mutlu had been drinking with friends in the rural neighbourhood of […]

    4 years ago

  • Emergency tanker fleet rolled out to petrol stations ahead of army deployment

    Emergency tanker fleet rolled out to petrol stations ahead of army deployment

    The emergency trucks will “provide additional logistical capacity to the fuel industry.” The government has deployed emergency tankers to deliver petrol amid the national fuel shortage. Business Secretary Kwasi Karteng confirmed the news in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon, writing: “I can confirm the government’s Reserve Tanker Fleet will be on the road this afternoon […]

    4 years ago

  • UK weather: First snowfall could hit within days as temperatures drop 10C

    UK weather: First snowfall could hit within days as temperatures drop 10C

    Grab a jumper – temperatures are set to plunge across the country Parts of the United Kingdom could be hit with snow within days as some areas experience temperatures 10 degrees lower than they were just one week ago. Rain has been affecting parts of the Midlands so far this week but as temperatures drop […]

    4 years ago

  • Morrisons to be sold off at billion pound auction in days, supermarket confirms

    Morrisons to be sold off at billion pound auction in days, supermarket confirms

    The auction will take place on October 2 Morrisons has confirmed that the battle for its takeover will be decided via an auction process. In what is set to be the biggest shake-up to the company since its acquisition of Safeway in 2004, two groups will go head-to-head in a one day auction for the […]

    4 years ago

  • Where can you get petrol near you and how to use Google to check for queues

    Where can you get petrol near you and how to use Google to check for queues

    You could save yourself a lot of time using this technique You can check how busy petrol stations are using Google Maps if you’re on the search for some precious fuel. As many petrol stations continue to be low on fuel – and with the army on stand-by to help deliver fuel to forecourts – […]

    4 years ago

  • No Time To Die: “Magnificent” new James Bond film gets rave five star reviews

    No Time To Die: “Magnificent” new James Bond film gets rave five star reviews

    No Time To Die premiered at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday. Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond has been praised by critics, with No Time To Die receiving rave reviews from a number of critics after it premiered on Tuesday. Almost two years after it was initially meant to be released, the 25th […]

    4 years ago

  • 16-year-old mows down team of cyclists after trying to blow exhaust fumes on them

    16-year-old mows down team of cyclists after trying to blow exhaust fumes on them

    One of the cyclists said that the boy ‘definitely meant to try and scare’ them A 16-year-old boy in Texas drove into a group of cyclists after allegedly trying to blow smoke and exhaust fumes on them using his truck, leaving several requiring hospital treatment. According to the Waller County Sheriff, six of the Houston […]

    4 years ago

  • Aldi is selling a heated clothes airier to dry your clothes this winter

    Aldi is selling a heated clothes airier to dry your clothes this winter

    A proper game-changer Aldi is selling a heated clothes airer to help you dry your clothes quicker this winter. The Easy Home Heated Clothes Airer is on sale at the German supermarket for just £90 and features three levels to hang your clothes on. It even has a shoe rack for if you ever need […]

    4 years ago

  • YouTuber Mel Thompson dies aged 35

    YouTuber Mel Thompson dies aged 35

    Her videos had gathered almost 30 million views YouTube and makeup artist Mel Thompson has died aged 35, her husband has confirmed. Thompson, who had 170,000 subscribers on YouTube and whose videos had been viewed almost 30 million times, passed away on Sunday September 26. Her cause of death has yet to be confirmed. Husband […]

    4 years ago

  • Britain First registers as a political party

    Britain First registers as a political party

    Their leader said he was ‘ecstatic’ at the news Far-right group Britain First has been allowed to register as a political party by the Electoral Commission. The party had lost its status in 2017 after failing to renew its registration in time and has since had its application to return as a political party turned […]

    4 years ago

  • South Korea president suggests ban on eating dog meat

    South Korea president suggests ban on eating dog meat

    The practice of eating dog meat is unpopular among younger generations in the country and consumption is decreasing The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, has suggested that it may be time for the country to ban the consumption of dog meat. It is thought that around one million dogs are eaten annually in South Korea […]

    4 years ago

  • How Britain learned absolutely nothing from panic-buying bog roll and pasta

    How Britain learned absolutely nothing from panic-buying bog roll and pasta

    A year and a half after toilet roll became a precious commodity, Brits are showing their true colours once more… As the queues formed on Friday, a snowball was set in motion. More people queued, more people saw and heard about queues and more people panicked. The panic-buying wheel was in motion. And no matter […]

    4 years ago

  • Eamonn Holmes fears being ‘sacked by woke brigade’

    Eamonn Holmes fears being ‘sacked by woke brigade’

    He said he admires Piers Morgan for ‘standing up to woke.’ Eamonn Holmes has spoke about his fear that he’ll be sacked by the “woke” brigade for saying “something offensive to somebody.” The presenter, who often hosts This Morning alongside his wife and fellow presenter Ruth Langsford, described being cancelled as something he worries about […]

    4 years ago

  • Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile in ‘sensitive’ drama

    Steve Coogan to play Jimmy Savile in ‘sensitive’ drama

    Coogan described the decision to play Jimmy Savile as not one he “took lightly.” Steve Coogan will take on the role of Jimmy Savile in a new BBC drama series looking at how the entertainer and presenter spent decades living as one of the country’s most notorious paedophiles. The mini-series will be entitled The Reckoning […]

    4 years ago

  • Foreign workers to be let into UK to help solve petrol crisis

    Foreign workers to be let into UK to help solve petrol crisis

    The Prime Minister has ordered the move after becoming fed up with ‘bad headlines’ Immigration rules are set to be relaxed so that more foreign truck drivers can come to work in the UK, it is being reported. Temporary visas are set to be offered to European truck drivers in an attempt to fix the […]

    4 years ago

  • Iceland boss points out UK has more food banks than McDonald’s branches

    Iceland boss points out UK has more food banks than McDonald’s branches

    The Iceland boss warned of the impact the cut in Universal Credit is going to have on struggling families Richard Walker, the managing director of the supermarket chain Iceland, has highlighted the alarming number of food banks in the UK, criticising the government for the upcoming cut to Universal Credit. Appearing on BBC Question Time […]

    4 years ago

  • Brutal new Netflix series Squid Game gets 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

    Brutal new Netflix series Squid Game gets 100% on Rotten Tomatoes

    The dystopian Korean series provides a 21st century take on the ‘battle royale’ genre Netflix series Squid Game has earned a perfect critics’ score of 100 per cent on reviewing platform Rotten Tomatoes since landing on the platform on September 17. So far, all seven of the critics who reviewed the show have given it a […]

    4 years ago

  • Boris Johnson repeatedly refuses to say if he could live on Universal Credit

    Boris Johnson repeatedly refuses to say if he could live on Universal Credit

    The government is cutting universal credit by £20 a week Boris Johnson refused to say whether he would be able to live on the basic payment of Universal Credit. Speaking to reporters during his trip to the US this week, the Prime Minister was asked if he could live on £118 a week, the base […]

    4 years ago

  • Insulate Britain are now blocking the Port of Dover after M25 protest

    Insulate Britain are now blocking the Port of Dover after M25 protest

    More than 40 protestors are blocking two roads to the port Insulate Britain campaigners have blocked roads to the Port of Dover this morning (September 24) as they continue their calls for the government to insulate homes across the UK to cut climate emissions. Vehicles attempting to cross the Channel have now found themselves stuck […]

    4 years ago

  • Gabby Petito: Arrest warrant issued by FBI for Brian Laundrie

    Gabby Petito: Arrest warrant issued by FBI for Brian Laundrie

    The warrant is regarding his actions ‘following the death of Gabrielle Petito.’ A federal court in Wyoming has issued an arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie in connection with the death of Gabby Petito. Laundrie has not been seen since September 14, with the FBI and other agencies currently searching for him. He disappeared after he […]

    4 years ago

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