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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  • Millie Bobby Brown admits she used to be a Flat Earther

    Millie Bobby Brown admits she used to be a Flat Earther

    She previously had said there were ‘so many facts’ to show the Earth isn’t round Millie Bobby Brown has admitted that she used to think that the Earth was flat. The Stranger Things actress, 18, made the revelation about being a ‘flat earther’ while hooked up to a lie detector, and, according to the device, she […]

    3 years ago

  • Pubs and bars refuse to show World Cup games in protest against Qatar

    Pubs and bars refuse to show World Cup games in protest against Qatar

    Some venues reversed decisions to show games following backlash from customers Bars and pubs across the country have decided they will not be showing any of the World Cup games in their venues in protest against Qatar’s appalling human rights record and stance on same-sex relationships. The most controversial World Cup ever kicks off on […]

    3 years ago

  • Ant vows to ‘speak to producers’ about Charlene rule break on I’m A Celeb

    Ant vows to ‘speak to producers’ about Charlene rule break on I’m A Celeb

    Not sure anyone thought this would be the main source of contention in camp… Ant and Dec have voiced their bemusement at I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! contestant Charlene White, and promised to “speak to producers” about her rule-breaking. Despite Matt Hancock’s presence in camp, it seems like the biggest source of […]

    3 years ago

  • Cult leader who forced teen sex slaves into surgery without anaesthetic jailed for 8,658 years

    Cult leader who forced teen sex slaves into surgery without anaesthetic jailed for 8,658 years

    The cult leader presented a ‘sexed-up Disney version of Islam’ on his TV channel A cult leader accused of forcing sex slaves to undergo cosmetic surgery without anaesthetic has been sentenced to 8,658 years behind bars. Turkish Televangelist Adnan Oktar, 66, was jailed last year on 10 separate charges, including leading a criminal gang, engaging in political and […]

    3 years ago

  • ‘Neighbours’ to return to UK screens in sensational comeback

    ‘Neighbours’ to return to UK screens in sensational comeback

    ‘Breaking news from Erinsborough!’ Neighbours is set for a sensational return to our screens just four months after its final episode. The legendary Aussie soap came to an end earlier this year, when the final episode aired on Channel 5 in July. This brought an end to the show’s 37-year run. But it has now […]

    3 years ago

  • Brits to get £1,100 payment to help with cost of living

    Brits to get £1,100 payment to help with cost of living

    The plans will be announced as part of the government’s fiscal statement on Thursday UK residents could be set to get a £1,100 boost to their bank accounts under Rishi Sunak’s plans for more cost of living payments. The Prime Minister and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are currently finalising the details of the fiscal statement, which […]

    3 years ago

  • Qatar accused of paying ‘fake supporters’ to be fans at the 2022 World Cup

    Qatar accused of paying ‘fake supporters’ to be fans at the 2022 World Cup

    ‘The most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen in football’ Qatar has been accused of hiring people to pose as fans of some of the nations taking part in the World Cup this winter. The most controversial World Cup ever kicks off on Sunday (November 20) in Doha, with Qatar’s human rights record having been under […]

    3 years ago

  • Cadbury’s fans outraged as major change is confirmed to Heroes tubs

    Cadbury’s fans outraged as major change is confirmed to Heroes tubs

    As if you needed anything more to argue about over Christmas… It’s the time of year where we all need to start pinning our colours to a mast and picking a side – no, we’re not talking about who you’re backing at the World Cup, we’re on about what your favourite chocolate selection tub is. […]

    3 years ago

  • Peter Crouch aims for Christmas No1 alongside BGT legend Paul Potts

    Peter Crouch aims for Christmas No1 alongside BGT legend Paul Potts

    The proceeds from the record will be going to charity Peter Crouch is teaming up with opera singer Paul Potts and a 20-piece orchestra in a bid to land a Christmas number one. Together, Crouch and Potts, who won the first ever series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2007, will put a classical spin on […]

    3 years ago

  • Teacher sacked after filming sex act in classroom for OnlyFans video

    Teacher sacked after filming sex act in classroom for OnlyFans video

    She’s since spoken out about her firing A teacher has been removed from her job after she filmed an OnlyFans video on her students’ desks in their classroom. Science teacher Samantha Peer was fired after her students and parents discovered her X-rated account. And her husband lost his job as well after he was spotted […]

    3 years ago

  • Banner calling for Matt Hancock to quit flown over I’m A Celeb camp

    Banner calling for Matt Hancock to quit flown over I’m A Celeb camp

    The banner was organised by those who lost family members to Covid-19 A huge banner has been  flown over the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!  campsite demanding Matt Hancock is axed from the ITV series. The Tory MP has received widespread backlash for deciding to appear on the iconic show, and has […]

    3 years ago

  • Richard Madeley slams I’m A Celeb stars for not grilling Boy George on prison past

    Richard Madeley slams I’m A Celeb stars for not grilling Boy George on prison past

    Boy George was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment in 2009 Richard Madeley has criticised this year’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! contestants for not grilling Boy George about his past stint in prison. In 2009, Boy George was convicted of assault and false imprisonment after he was found guilty of handcuffing Norwegian model […]

    3 years ago

  • Chinese man ‘runs entire marathon in just three and a half hours whilst chain smoking’

    Chinese man ‘runs entire marathon in just three and a half hours whilst chain smoking’

    You wouldn’t want to be stuck behind him for long… A marathon runner has become a cult figure in running circles because of his unorthodox decision to chain smoke throughout his races. The Chinese runner known as a ‘Uncle Chen’ has gone viral after he completed the Xin’anjiang Marathon in Jiande, China while smoking cigarettes […]

    3 years ago

  • Couple with 22-inch height difference asked if there are any issues in the bedroom

    Couple with 22-inch height difference asked if there are any issues in the bedroom

    ‘When we had our first kiss we had to be sitting down’ A couple with a 22-inch height difference admit they get asked “all the time” about whether they have issues in the bedroom department, but say they’re perfect for each other. Brooke Dostillio, 25, and her boyfriend, Dylan Painter, 24, got together in January […]

    3 years ago

  • Edwina Currie wants ‘obnoxious’ Boy George to do more Bushtucker trials

    Edwina Currie wants ‘obnoxious’ Boy George to do more Bushtucker trials

    ‘If we go on having Matt Hancock doing it, the audience will drop off’ Edwina Currie has labelled Boy George a “pretty obnoxious person” as she voiced her desire for him to be thrown into some more Bushtucker trials. Boy George is taking part in this year’s series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out […]

    3 years ago

  • Jennifer Aniston announces death of her father, John, aged 89

    Jennifer Aniston announces death of her father, John, aged 89

    ‘I am so grateful that you went soaring into the heavens in peace’ Jennifer Aniston has announced that her father, John Aniston, has passed away at the age of 89. The Friends star shared the news on social media in a touching post on Instagram. She wrote in the caption: “Sweet papa…⁣ John Anthony Aniston ⁣ […]

    3 years ago

  • Rod Stewart turned down ‘over $1,000,000’ to play in Qatar

    Rod Stewart turned down ‘over $1,000,000’ to play in Qatar

    ‘It’s not right to go’ Sir Rod Stewart has revealed that he turned down “over $1 million” to perform as part of the Qatar World Cup because “it’s not right.” The most controversial World Cup ever kicks off on Sunday (November 20) in Doha, with Qatar’s human rights record having been under intense scrutiny since […]

    3 years ago

  • Jeff Bezos announces he will give away most of his £105bn fortune

    Jeff Bezos announces he will give away most of his £105bn fortune

    It’s the first time he’s said he plans to give away most of his fortune Jeff Bezos has revealed that he plans to give away most of his $124bn (£110bn) fortune to charity and good causes. The Amazon founder, 58, is the world’s second-richest man after Elon Musk, the Tesla boss and new owner of […]

    3 years ago

  • Major threat to Jaffa Cakes and Twiglets ahead of Christmas as factory staff strike over pay

    Major threat to Jaffa Cakes and Twiglets ahead of Christmas as factory staff strike over pay

    As nibbles season approaches, some absolute essentials could be under threat… There could be some serious shortages in popular products this Christmas after workers at a Jacob’s factory announced they had started a ‘permanent strike.’ The GMB union said that more than 750 staff at the Merseyside plant were stepping up their fight for better […]

    3 years ago

  • Spencer Matthews to climb Everest in bid to find brother’s body

    Spencer Matthews to climb Everest in bid to find brother’s body

    Michael Matthews became the youngest person ever to reach the summit in 1999 Spencer Matthews is climbing Mount Everest in a bid to find his late brother’s body. In 1999, Michael Matthews reached the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, becoming the youngest person ever to do so. But tragically, the 22-year-old died during his […]

    3 years ago

  • Sex offender dies on derelict industrial estate after his genitals were cut off

    Sex offender dies on derelict industrial estate after his genitals were cut off

    Police are not looking for anyone in connection with the incident An inquest has been opened after a convicted sex offender bled to death on an abandoned industrial estate in North Wales with his genitals cut off. Reginald Alan Roach was found “unresponsive” by a dog walker on the Bryn Cegin industrial estate in Bangor […]

    3 years ago

  • Batman actor Kevin Conroy dies aged 66

    Batman actor Kevin Conroy dies aged 66

    Mark Hamill labelled up the ‘definitive Batman’ for several generations Kevin Conroy, the man who voiced the Batman in the iconic 90s animated series, has passed away at the age of 66. The actor died on Thursday, November 10, after a short battle with cancer, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed in a statement. Conroy made his […]

    3 years ago

  • Kid treated to Hooters trip for his 5th birthday and people are divided

    Kid treated to Hooters trip for his 5th birthday and people are divided

    God knows what he’ll be treated to for his 18th A family has been criticised after choosing to take their son to Hooters to celebrate his fifth birthday. Mum Darby shared a clip on TikTok of her son at Hooters on his fifth birthday. Unsurprisingly, not everyone was impressed with the clip, with many understandably […]

    3 years ago

  • Gordon Ramsay charging £275 a head for Christmas dinner – not including drinks

    Gordon Ramsay charging £275 a head for Christmas dinner – not including drinks

    A price more than most people would spend on their entire Christmas food shop Gordon Ramsay is charging £275 a head to dine at one of his London restaurants on Christmas Day – a price that doesn’t even include drinks or the 15 percent service charge. The Michelin-star chef is advertising the luxury dining experience […]

    3 years ago

  • David Walliams could be axed from Britain’s Got Talent following ‘offensive’ remarks

    David Walliams could be axed from Britain’s Got Talent following ‘offensive’ remarks

    Walliams made derogatory remarks about a female contestant and called a pensioner a ‘c**t’ Britain’s Got Talent bosses are reportedly considering David Walliams’ position as a judge on the show. Leaked transcripts obtained by the Guardian this week revealed derogatory remarks made by Walliams towards contestants on the show. The television personality and children’s author, who is a […]

    3 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 320

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 320

    Sponsored by the UK Government’s ‘Enough’ campaign tackling violence against women and girls Hello, and welcome to a different pub quiz This week’s pub quiz will be addressing an incredibly important issue in our society: violence and abuse against women and girls. Violence against women and girls comes in many forms, both physical and non-physical. […]

    3 years ago

  • Elon Musk files for Twitter to become a payment platform for dogecoin and crypto

    Elon Musk files for Twitter to become a payment platform for dogecoin and crypto

    Musk is hoping to turn Twitter into a ‘super app’ Elon Musk plans to turn Twitter into a money service business where users could send currency back and forth – including cryptocurrencies such as dogecoin and bitcoin. On November 4, the Tesla CEO submitted an application with the US Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network […]

    3 years ago

  • Tenant tried to sell landlord’s £400k house without him finding out

    Tenant tried to sell landlord’s £400k house without him finding out

    Police labelled it a ‘truly brazen crime’ A tenant has been jailed after trying to sell his landlord’s house for over £400,000 just a fortnight after moving into the property. Andrew Smith, 41, listed his landlord’s property in Cambridge with a fake estate agent two weeks after he was handed the keys to the house. […]

    3 years ago

  • Amazon becomes first company ever to lose $1 trillion

    Amazon becomes first company ever to lose $1 trillion

    Bezos is no longer the world’s second richest person Amazon has reportedly become the first ever public traded company to lose $1 trillion in market valuation. The tech stock market is in dire straits at the moment, and things could be about to get a lot worse as Amazon fell 4.3 percent on Wednesday (9 […]

    3 years ago

  • Man who egged King Charles is banned from carrying eggs in public

    Man who egged King Charles is banned from carrying eggs in public

    The condition had to be altered so he could go shopping A student arrested for throwing eggs at King Charles says he has been banned from carrying the food item in public or going within 500 metres of the royal. On Wednesday, Patrick Thelwell, 23, was arrested in York after four eggs were thrown at […]

    3 years ago

  • David Walliams recorded making sexually explicit comments about BGT contestant

    David Walliams recorded making sexually explicit comments about BGT contestant

    On another occasion, David Walliams called a pensioner a ‘c**t’ three times Leaked transcripts from Britain’s Got Talent episodes have revealed derogatory remarks made by David Walliams towards contestants on the show. In transcripts obtained by the Guardian, the television personality and children’s author, who is a judge on the ITV talent show, was recorded […]

    3 years ago

  • Crypto boss loses $15bn in biggest ever one-day loss for a billionaire

    Crypto boss loses $15bn in biggest ever one-day loss for a billionaire

    He has lost 94 percent of his wealth in a single day The CEO of crypto giant FTX lost $15 billion of his personal fortune in a single day as his company faces a liquidity crunch and is bailed out by its rival. Sam Bankman-Fried, 30, who boasted last year that his crypto company would […]

    3 years ago

  • Paul Weller labels The Cure’s Robert Smith a ‘fat c**t’ in interview

    Paul Weller labels The Cure’s Robert Smith a ‘fat c**t’ in interview

    ‘He’s a f***ing knob end’ Paul Weller has launched a brutal personal attack on The Cure’s Robert Smith, labelling him a “f***ing fat c**t” in an interview. He was speaking to Record Collector for a special edition of the magazine in honour of the former Jam singer when he made the remark. Weller seemed to […]

    3 years ago

  • Mum left ‘disgusted’ at school lunch served to her 16-year-old child

    Mum left ‘disgusted’ at school lunch served to her 16-year-old child

    The school has apologised and blamed ‘teething problems’ with a new menu A mum was left “shocked” and “disgusted” after her 16-year-old daughter sent her a picture of the school lunch she had been served. The teen was served a meal of just three potato wedges and beans at West Monmouth School, Wales, on Monday, […]

    3 years ago

  • New mother dies after taking cocaine on first night out after birth

    New mother dies after taking cocaine on first night out after birth

    She had not drank alcohol in nine months A mother died after taking cocaine on her first night out following the birth of her son, a court has heard. Rebecca Tollan, 23, passed away at a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, in July 2019. Barry McAuley, 40, and Martin Stewart, 34, went on trial at the […]

    3 years ago

  • Man throws eggs at King Charles and Queen consort

    Man throws eggs at King Charles and Queen consort

    People began shouting ‘shame on you’ at the alleged egg-thrower A man has been arrested after appearing to throw eggs at King Charles and the Queen Consort in York. Large crowds had gathered behind barriers, near the Micklegate Bar, ahead of the royals visit on Wednesday morning. The King and his wife Camilla were being […]

    3 years ago

  • A single ticket has just landed the world’s biggest lottery win of £1.7billion

    A single ticket has just landed the world’s biggest lottery win of £1.7billion

    The odds of winning were one on 292,200,000 One person in America has just landed the biggest lottery win in world history, scooping a jackpot of more than $2 billion. The lucky American was the only person with a winning ticket, which they bought at Joe’s Service Centre in Altadena, California. The US lottery official […]

    3 years ago

  • No evidence Archie Battersbee was taking part in online challenge, coroner says

    No evidence Archie Battersbee was taking part in online challenge, coroner says

    Police found messages on his phone reflecting a ‘very low mood’ A coroner has said that there is no evidence to suggest that Archie Battersbee was taking part in an online challenge when he fatally injured himself. Archie died on August 6 when his life support was withdrawn following a long and protracted legal battle […]

    3 years ago

  • Vernon Kay ‘solves’ real reason behind Olivia Attwood’s I’m A Celeb exit

    Vernon Kay ‘solves’ real reason behind Olivia Attwood’s I’m A Celeb exit

    Viewers are still unsure what caused the former Love Island contestant to have to leave camp Former I’m A Celeb contestant Vernon Kay has put forward his theory as to what might have caused Olivia Attwood to have to leave the jungle after just a day. On Monday, it was confirmed that former Love Island […]

    3 years ago

  • Matt Groening explains why the Simpsons are yellow

    Matt Groening explains why the Simpsons are yellow

    There’s a few reasons behind the yellow choice They’re arguably the most famous family in television, and have been on our screens for more than three decades – but when you think about it, it’s quite weird that Matt Groening decided to make the Simpsons yellow. Well, it turns out there was an understandable thought process […]

    3 years ago

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