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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  • Former British number one Johanna Konta announces retirement from tennis at 30

    Former British number one Johanna Konta announces retirement from tennis at 30

    She made the semi finals of Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open Former British number one and Wimbledon semi-finalist Johanna Konta has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of just 30. She made the announcement on social media earlier today (December 1), saying she was “grateful” for the career she had […]

    4 years ago

  • Squid Game star Park Hae-soo to star in Money Heist remake

    Squid Game star Park Hae-soo to star in Money Heist remake

    He will be taking on the role of Berlin Squid Game star Park Hae-Soo will be starring in the Korean adaptation of the Netflix hit drama Money Heist. Haw-Soo, who played Cho Sang-woo in Squid Game, the dystopian Korean drama series that took the world by storm earlier this year, will be taking on one […]

    4 years ago

  • Scotland international rugby star Siobhan Cattigan dies aged 26

    Scotland international rugby star Siobhan Cattigan dies aged 26

    She was affectionately known as ‘Shibby’ and won 19 caps for Scotland Scottish rugby has been left reeling after the tragic news that Scotland international rugby player Siobhan Cattigan has died at the age of just 26. Scottish Rugby announced the news on Tuesday night (November 30) and offered their condolences to her friends and […]

    4 years ago

  • Pilot claims Prince Andrew was on Epstein plane ‘Lolita Express’ during Maxwell trial

    Pilot claims Prince Andrew was on Epstein plane ‘Lolita Express’ during Maxwell trial

    He also recalled flying Bill Clinton, Donald Trump  and Kevin Spacey. The long-time pilot of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has said he flew Prince Andrew on Epstein’s private jet, along with a number of other VIPs. Larry Visoski was the first witness called to testify at Ghislaine Maxwell’s sex-trafficking trial. Maxwell is accused of recruiting […]

    4 years ago

  • Gran, 82, and husband half her age say ‘love conquers all’ as he finally arrives in UK

    Gran, 82, and husband half her age say ‘love conquers all’ as he finally arrives in UK

    82-year-old gran Iris first appeared on This Morning earlier this year – but this time she returned with her husband Pensioner and gran Iris Jones appeared on This Morning on earlier today alongside her husband Mohamed Ibriham to discuss their relationship. The reason they’re unique? Iris is 82 but Mohamed is just 36. Jones actually […]

    4 years ago

  • Man mistakes Jimmy Carr for Alan Carr on train

    Man mistakes Jimmy Carr for Alan Carr on train

    This has got to be deliberate, surely? A man has shared a video of himself meeting comedian Jimmy Carr on a train… but appearing to mistake him for fellow comic Alan Carr. In the clip which has since gone viral, the man spots the 8 Out Of 10 Cats host sat in a carriage and […]

    4 years ago

  • Child abusers could now face life in prison under government-backed plans

    Child abusers could now face life in prison under government-backed plans

    The new plans have been dubbed ‘Tony’s Law’ after seven-year-old Tony Hudgell The government has announced changes to the law that will see abusive parents who allow the death of their child or a vulnerable adult in their care face life imprisonment. The plans for tougher sentences come after a campaign from MP Tom Tugendhat […]

    4 years ago

  • University student dies after fraternity ‘fight night’ boxing match

    University student dies after fraternity ‘fight night’ boxing match

    He passed away four days after taking part in the off-campus fight A university student from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has died after he collapsed during a fraternity charity boxing match. Nathan Tyler Valencia took part in the annual ‘Fight Night’ run by fraternity Kappa Sigma, at Sahara Events Centre, on November 19. […]

    4 years ago

  • GMB star Alex Beresford ‘bedridden’ with covid

    GMB star Alex Beresford ‘bedridden’ with covid

    ‘I wouldn’t like to imagine how much worse I would be had I not had the vaccine’ Good Morning Britain presenter Alex Beresford has revealed that he is “bedridden” with covid-19. The 41-year-old shared the news with his followers on social media. In a tweet, he said: “Been in bed since last week with Covid. Feels […]

    4 years ago

  • Barbados ditches Queen as head of state and becomes world’s newest republic

    Barbados ditches Queen as head of state and becomes world’s newest republic

    The ceremony was attended by Prince Charles and Rihanna, who was named a national hero Barbados has become the world’s newest republic after officially removing the Queen as its head of state. In a special ceremony in the country’s capital Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president, ending centuries of Britain’s influence over […]

    4 years ago

  • Outrage over dad’s method for making sure kids behave during Christmas

    Outrage over dad’s method for making sure kids behave during Christmas

    Brutal Parents have their own methods and theories for keeping their kids well behaved. The tried-and-tested method – especially at this time of year – is saying that Santa won’t be delivering any presents if you’re badly behaved. However one dad has decided to go quite a few steps further. His method to keeping his […]

    4 years ago

  • Sony confirms three more Marvel produced Spider-Man films are coming

    Sony confirms three more Marvel produced Spider-Man films are coming

    Tom Holland’s days as Spider-Man are set to continue for a while yet Sony has confirmed that at least three more Marvel Spider-Man movies will be made after Spider-Man: No Way Home. There was concern among fans that the events of the upcoming No Way Home would be the last in the franchise. However producer […]

    4 years ago

  • YouTuber posts video telling fans ‘I’m not dead’ – dies days later

    YouTuber posts video telling fans ‘I’m not dead’ – dies days later

    He had more than 1 million subscribers on the platform A YouTuber who had racked up hundreds of millions of views on his videos has sadly died just days after posting a video in which he reassured followers that he wasn’t dead. Norwegian Tor Eckhoff, who was better known by his YouTube username Apetor, uploaded […]

    4 years ago

  • Crocodile Dundee star David Gulpilil dies aged 68

    Crocodile Dundee star David Gulpilil dies aged 68

    He has been described as ‘one of the greatest artists Australia has ever seen’ Australian Indigenous actor David Gulpilil has sadly passed away at the age of 68. Best known for his roles in films such as Walkabout, The Last Wave and Crocodile Dundee, the actor had a career spanning 50 years. In 2017, he […]

    4 years ago

  • Gordon Ramsay crying at daughter Tilly’s Strictly exit has moved fans

    Gordon Ramsay crying at daughter Tilly’s Strictly exit has moved fans

    The celebrity chef could be seen wiping back tears of pride after his daughter’s performance on Saturday Fans have been moved by Gordon Ramsay’s emotional reaction to his daughter Tilly’s exit from Strictly Come Dancing. Tilly and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin were eliminated from the show over the weekend after scoring 30 in their […]

    4 years ago

  • Wetherspoons axing customer favourite pints in menu shake-up

    Wetherspoons axing customer favourite pints in menu shake-up

    Bad news for Dark Fruits fans Some of the most popular pints at Wetherspoons will no longer be available to customers as part of a major shake-up to the chain’s menu. The news comes after the company signed a new 20-year deal with Budweiser Brewing Group to become its largest supplier. This will see drinks […]

    4 years ago

  • Brits who refuse to wear a mask will face fines

    Brits who refuse to wear a mask will face fines

    People could be fined up to a maximum of £6,400 for repeat offences Fines of £200 could be handed out to Brits who fail to wear masks in shops and on public transport from Tuesday November 30 as part of new government covid regulations. On Saturday, Boris Johnson announced a raft of new measures to […]

    4 years ago

  • Iceland boss says staff won’t force shoppers to wear masks despite rules

    Iceland boss says staff won’t force shoppers to wear masks despite rules

    However the chain ‘fully supports the reintroduction of compulsory face masks in shops’ The boss of supermarket chain Iceland has said that staff will not be forcing shoppers to wear masks, despite them being made compulsory in shops from Tuesday as part of new covid rules. The chain’s managing director Richard Walker said that Iceland […]

    4 years ago

  • Six Omicron variant cases discovered in Scotland

    Six Omicron variant cases discovered in Scotland

    Three cases have already been detected in England. Six cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant have been identified in Scotland. According to the Scottish government, four cases are in the Lanarkshire area and two have been identified in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area. Contact tracing is being undertaken to establish the origin of the […]

    4 years ago

  • Man evicts girlfriend after she ‘kicked out’ his cat

    Man evicts girlfriend after she ‘kicked out’ his cat

    The ‘Am I the A**hole’ subreddit delivers another cracker. A man decided to evict his girlfriend after she “kicked out” their cat. Writing on the iconic Am I the A**hole subreddit, the Redditor explained that when his girlfriend of two years moved in a few weeks ago, “it was clear” she didn’t like Raven, the […]

    4 years ago

  • Third person infected with Omicron coronavirus variant in UK

    Third person infected with Omicron coronavirus variant in UK

    They are said to have been in central London. A third person infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in the UK. The individual, who Sky News reports is no longer in the country, tested positive after travelling to Britain and is “linked to travel to southern Africa,” Dr Jenny Harries, UKHSA […]

    4 years ago

  • List of people barred from London Pub is absolutely hilarious

    List of people barred from London Pub is absolutely hilarious

    What an array of characters. One-armed Kieth. Mickey Two Suits. The Glaswegian. No, this isn’t a list of extras in Snatch, but a list of people barred from a pub in London. The list was posted on Reddit and has left people in hysterics. Along with Kieth, Mickey, and the Glaswegian, the list also includes ‘Fat […]

    4 years ago

  • Drivers face £70 fines as councils given more powers to punish ‘minor’ offences

    Drivers face £70 fines as councils given more powers to punish ‘minor’ offences

    Almost 300 councils will now be able to enforce fines for ‘moving traffic’ offences. Drivers are being warned that there is set to be more widespread enforcement of fines for ‘moving traffic’ offences, with councils being given more power against motorists. Currently most local councils are only able to send out fines and penalties for […]

    4 years ago

  • Secret Santa: The top 10 Christmas gifts for under a tenner

    Secret Santa: The top 10 Christmas gifts for under a tenner

    Here’s how to not give a sh*t Secret Santa gift Struggling with that Secret Santa gift? Well, we’re here to help. With Christmas just weeks away, it’s high time you start wrapping your head around what to get gift-wrapped for that friend, colleague, or relative while bearing in mind that it can all go ho-ho-horribly […]

    4 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 271

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 271

    Hello all. Have we all been enjoying the plethora of titanic albums that have been released in the past few weeks? We’ve been treated to new releases from Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Abba, Taylor Swift and, of course, Adele. No matter your opinion on those artists, you can’t deny that they’re all pretty massive. […]

    4 years ago

  • YouTuber’s real-life Squid Game gets 5M views in an hour despite controversy

    YouTuber’s real-life Squid Game gets 5M views in an hour despite controversy

    The contestants were battling it out for a $456,000 cash prize Millions of people tuned in to watch a real-life Squid Game setup by Youtuber MrBeast. The YouTube star, who is one of the biggest names on the platform and boasts a ridiculous 76.9 million subscribers, had announced earlier this month that he had built […]

    4 years ago

  • Asda to sell pints in supermarkets in beer experiment

    Asda to sell pints in supermarkets in beer experiment

    The supermarket is trialling sales of draught beer Asda customers will soon be able to buy pints of beer at the supermarket as part of an experiment. At one of its stores in Milton Keynes, Asda has started selling refillable one and two litre containers of beer and cider. There will be 12 different types […]

    4 years ago

  • Three children and pregnant woman among those dead in Channel crossing

    Three children and pregnant woman among those dead in Channel crossing

    Officials are continuing to identify the victims after Wednesday’s tragedy Three children and a pregnant woman are now known to have been among the 27 people who died whilst trying to cross the English Channel on Wednesday November 24. French officials confirmed that three children, seven women and 17 men died, with French Interior Minister […]

    4 years ago

  • I’m A Celebrity’s Richard Madeley rushed to hospital after falling ill

    I’m A Celebrity’s Richard Madeley rushed to hospital after falling ill

    The presenter fell ill during the night Richard Madeley has been rushed to hospital after falling ill overnight in the I’m A Celebrity castle. The 65-year-old was sent to A&E after production staff and his campmates became concerned with his sudden illness. A source told the Sun: “It was horrifying – campers were really upset […]

    4 years ago

  • Pentagon sets up new taskforce to investigate UFO sightings

    Pentagon sets up new taskforce to investigate UFO sightings

    The new taskforce will look at reports of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena (UAP) near US military facilities The United States Department of Defense has announced that it is forming a new group to look into UFOs. It’s after a report earlier this year found that there was a lack of sufficient data to determine the nature […]

    4 years ago

  • Scientists warn of new covid variant with ‘extremely high’ number of mutations

    Scientists warn of new covid variant with ‘extremely high’ number of mutations

    The variant was first spotted in Botswana A new covid variant that carries an “extremely high number” of mutations could drive further waves of disease by evading the body’s defences, according to scientists. Despite only 10 cases in three countries of the variant having been confirmed so far, researchers are concerned because of the number […]

    4 years ago

  • Germany set to legalise cannabis within the next ten days

    Germany set to legalise cannabis within the next ten days

    The drug will be regulated and sold in licensed shops Germany is set to become the latest country to legalise the recreational use of cannabis, the new government has announced. Germany is expected to get a coalition of the SPD (Social Democrats), Free Democratic Party, and Greens, after the three parties revealed a 180-page power-sharing […]

    4 years ago

  • Louis C.K.’s Grammy nom sparks debate about whether cancel culture actually exists

    Louis C.K.’s Grammy nom sparks debate about whether cancel culture actually exists

    In 2017, Louis C.K. was accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct People are calling into question whether so-called ‘cancel culture’ exists after comedian Louis C.K. received a nomination for the 2022 Grammy Awards. The comedian has received a nomination in the Best Comedy Album category for his most recent special, Sincerely Louis C.K. However […]

    4 years ago

  • Vigilante calling himself ‘Batman’ claims to have apprehended double murder suspect

    Vigilante calling himself ‘Batman’ claims to have apprehended double murder suspect

    The ‘Stockton Batman’ claims he has caught hundreds of criminals over the years A man in California who calls himself ‘Bruce Wayne’ and the ‘Stockton Batman’ claims he has apprehended a double murder suspect. The man, who has never revealed his true identity but is from the town of Stockton, was apparently in Lodi, California, […]

    4 years ago

  • New series Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off Netflix top spot

    New series Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off Netflix top spot

    A violent and disturbing South Korean television series sits top of the Netflix charts…. but it’s not Squid Game Hellbound has knocked Squid Game off of Netflix’s number one spot, topping the charts in more than 80 countries since it hit the platform on November 19. According to FlixPatrol analytics, the fantasy-horror series became the […]

    4 years ago

  • Couple charged for having oral sex in police car

    Couple charged for having oral sex in police car

    ‘Baby, we should record an OnlyFans video back here’ A Florida couple were caught on camera having oral sex in the back of a police car. Summer Watkins and her boyfriend Yordan Noa had been placed in the back of the police patrol car after Noa was pulled over on November 18 for driving with […]

    4 years ago

  • ‘World’s oldest ever person’ and last surviving woman from 1800s dies

    ‘World’s oldest ever person’ and last surviving woman from 1800s dies

    She was born in the same year the ice cream scoop was invented Francisca Susano, the woman thought to be the oldest person ever to have lived, has died at her home. Affectionately known as Lola Iska, Susano passed away at her home in the Philippines at a reported age of 124. If this is […]

    4 years ago

  • I’m A Celeb viewers all have same complaint during 75 minute show

    I’m A Celeb viewers all have same complaint during 75 minute show

    Many were left making the same complaint after the most recent episode of the series Viewers of I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here have been complaining online about the latest episode of the series. Monday’s episode aired from 9pm to 10.15pm and saw Emmerdale star Danny Miller and Radio 1Xtra DJ Snoochie Shy […]

    4 years ago

  • Trainspotting treasure Francis Bourgeois finally gets to ride Dick Mabbutt train

    Trainspotting treasure Francis Bourgeois finally gets to ride Dick Mabbutt train

    More wholesome content for you all Everyone’s favourite trainspotter, Francis Bourgeois, has achieved another long-time dream of his by going on a cab ride in one of his favourite locomotives. Bourgeois was treated to a journey in the 73962 ‘Dick Mabbutt’, sitting in the cab and even getting to use some of the controls. He […]

    4 years ago

  • Drivers face fine if they leave engine running to defrost windscreen

    Drivers face fine if they leave engine running to defrost windscreen

    Use the de-icer and scraper instead We’ve all been there. You’re running late one winter’s morning, you get in your car and then remember you’ve got to wait another five minutes for your windscreen to defrost. However it turns out that if you leave your car engine running as you do this, you could end […]

    4 years ago

  • Will Smith says he once had so much ‘rampant sex’ it made him ‘vomit’

    Will Smith says he once had so much ‘rampant sex’ it made him ‘vomit’

    ‘Over the next few months, I went full ghetto hyena’ Will Smith has claimed there was once a time in his life when he had so much sex, it made him physically sick. The actor made the revelation in his new memoir released earlier this month, entitled Will, discussing his life and experiences. Smith, who […]

    4 years ago

  • BRITs to scrap male and female awards categories as it goes gender neutral

    BRITs to scrap male and female awards categories as it goes gender neutral

    Dua Lipa will go down as the last ever winner of the British Female Solo Artist award The BRIT Awards has announced that it will be scrapping its ‘male’ and ‘female’ categories from next year’s event, instead giving out awards for Artist of the Year and International Artist of the Year. The BRITs, which celebrate […]

    4 years ago