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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  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 358

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 358

    Swap the bails on the quizzing stumps for good luck For one last time this summer, I’m going to wang on about cricket to you in this intro. In particular, I’m going to wang on about one particular cricketer: Stuart Broad. One of England’s greats, and one of the greatest fast bowlers the game has […]

    2 years ago

  • iPhone owners told to upgrade their device before September

    iPhone owners told to upgrade their device before September

    It’s ahead of the iOS 17 rollout Some iPhone users are being encouraged to upgrade their mobile devices before September, with the iOS 17 update set to cut some models’ value in half. The iPhone 8 and iPhone X, both released in 2017, will not support iOS 17. Tech experts are therefore urging people with […]

    2 years ago

  • Aldi employees told to refuse to serve customers if they decline new bag rule

    Aldi employees told to refuse to serve customers if they decline new bag rule

    One employee said the policy made them feel ‘awful’ Staff at Aldi have reportedly been told to not serve customers who refuse to comply with their new bag rule. The budget supermarket chain recently introduced a bag searching policy, with checks to be carried out by security guards in the store on all of a […]

    2 years ago

  • BBC viewers warned over controversial new gruesome thriller

    BBC viewers warned over controversial new gruesome thriller

    The series has also left people divided BBC viewers are issuing warnings to others about ‘Wolf’, the latest drama series offering from the broadcaster. The six-part series debuted on Monday (July 31) on BBC One, and is based on the novels by crime writer Mo Hayder. It follows the grisly tale of a family who […]

    2 years ago

  • ‘Most disturbing website on internet’ can find every picture of you online

    ‘Most disturbing website on internet’ can find every picture of you online

    ‘This is a stalker’s dream’ There is a website online that you can use to find every picture of yourself – or someone else – on the internet. Artificial intelligence is becoming more and more accessible for the general public thanks to websites such as ChatGPT that are opening up a whole world of possibilities […]

    2 years ago

  • People are losing their minds at trailer for killer sloth horror film

    People are losing their minds at trailer for killer sloth horror film

    The title alone makes this an instant so-bad-it’s-good classic The first trailer has been released for an upcoming slasher sloth horror film, and people are understandably stunned. We’ve had a horror movie about Winnie the Pooh. We’ve had a film about a bear going on a rampage after eating millions of dollars worth of cocaine. […]

    2 years ago

  • UNO is looking for a ‘chief player’ to play 4 hours a day for £3,500 a week

    UNO is looking for a ‘chief player’ to play 4 hours a day for £3,500 a week

    You only need to answer four questions to apply The company that created UNO are looking for a ‘chief player’ to play the game for £3,000 a week. Unquestionably one of the most popular and iconic card games in the world, many an hour has been spent by families or groups of friends slamming down […]

    2 years ago

  • Widowed grandma is selling £4.5 million mansion she won for £25

    Widowed grandma is selling £4.5 million mansion she won for £25

    She wants to help her children and grandchildren with the ‘next chapter of their lives’ A widowed grandmother has decided to sell a £4.5 million mansion, just three months after winning it for £25. In May this year, June Smith, 74 won the Omaze Million Pound House Draw – a six-bedroom, three storey house overlooking […]

    2 years ago

  • Five-year-old dies after being hit by elderly driver

    Five-year-old dies after being hit by elderly driver

    Ha had been watching a rugby game with his family A five-year-old boy in Australia has died after he was hit by a 77-year-old driver in a Jeep. Alfie Darby was watching his older brother play in a rugby match at Dural Rugby Club on Sunday afternoon with his family. But when he wandered off, […]

    2 years ago

  • Costa Coffee defends trans mural after boycott calls

    Costa Coffee defends trans mural after boycott calls

    #BoycottCostaCoffee has been trending on Twitter Costa Coffee has faced calls for a boycott because of a Pride mural which includes a cartoon picture of a trans person. The image, which is part of a design for the company’s Brighton and Hove branch and was created for last year’s Pride Month, shows a cartoon surfer […]

    2 years ago

  • Met Office confirms our worst fears – summer is cancelled

    Met Office confirms our worst fears – summer is cancelled

    Don’t get your hopes up for improved weather in August… It may not have escaped your attention that July has been wet. Anyone who’s been outside in the last few weeks will have noticed this. Festivals, the Ashes, and no doubt a few weddings and holidays have fallen victim to one of the most British […]

    2 years ago

  • Andrew Tate leaves disgusting comment on Amanda Holden’s Twitter post

    Andrew Tate leaves disgusting comment on Amanda Holden’s Twitter post

    Many defended Amanda against the misogynist Andrew Tate has been condemned for a comment he wrote under a recent social media post from Amanda Holden. In June, Tate was charged with rape, human trafficking and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. Him and his brother will face trial in Romania over the […]

    2 years ago

  • Fan hit by Cardi B’s microphone has reported the incident to the police

    Fan hit by Cardi B’s microphone has reported the incident to the police

    Las Vegas police have released a statement regarding the incident A fan has gone to the police after Cardi B threw a microphone into the crowd during a gig, hitting a concertgoer. Over the weekend, footage of the incident which occured at a concert in Las Vegas was widely shared online. The video showed the […]

    2 years ago

  • Amputee footballer, 12, selected for England after just 18-months of playing

    Amputee footballer, 12, selected for England after just 18-months of playing

    His mum said she’s ‘dead chuffed’ and ‘so proud’ of him A football-mad 12-year-old boy who had his leg amputated as a baby has been left overjoyed after being selected to play for England. Inspirational Freddy Mahoney had his left leg removed when he was just 14 weeks old. He only started playing with a […]

    2 years ago

  • Zoo denies claims star attraction is ‘human in a bear suit’

    Zoo denies claims star attraction is ‘human in a bear suit’

    Sun bears are the smallest bear species A Chinese zoo has had to deny claims that one of its sun bears is actually just a human in a bear suit after photos of the animal were widely shared online. The pictures showed the bear standing on its hind legs, looking remarkably similar to how a […]

    2 years ago

  • Radio presenter fired after calling female reporter ‘Barbie girl’ and ‘chick’

    Radio presenter fired after calling female reporter ‘Barbie girl’ and ‘chick’

    ‘Hey look, Barbie’s here!’ A radio presenter in the US has been sacked after calling a female sports reporter ‘Barbie girl’ and telling listeners that he mistook her for a cheerleader. Don Geronimo said “I’m guessing she’s a cheerleader” when referring to Emmy-winning reporter Sharla McBride, and also called her a “chick.” He has since […]

    2 years ago

  • Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog retires after 11 years of service

    Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog retires after 11 years of service

    It’s time for him to put his paws up Britain’s longest-serving fire investigation dog has retired after almost 11 years of service. Reqs joined Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service in 2012 at the age of one, and has since gone on to attend roughly 500 incidents. The black Labrador helped gather evidence in investigations into […]

    2 years ago

  • Daredevil famous for high-rise stunts dies after falling from 68-storey skyscraper

    Daredevil famous for high-rise stunts dies after falling from 68-storey skyscraper

    He became trapped on the outside of a penthouse A French daredevil famous for climbing skyscrapers across the globe has died after falling from a building in Hong Kong. Remi Lucidi fell from the 68th floor of the Tregunter Tower complex in Hong Kong after reportedly getting trapped outside a penthouse. The 30-year-old arrived at […]

    2 years ago

  • JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 356

    JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 356

    I’m a quiz master, in a quizzing world Hello all, welcome to another pub quiz, as always I hope you’re good. What a day this is, a cultural milestone in the year 2023 – it’s Barbenheimer. Christopher or Greta. Cillian or Margot. Bomb or doll. Or maybe you don’t need to pick a side, and […]

    2 years ago

  • JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 357

    JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 357

    After the Lionesses brought football home last year, they’re going to try and keep it here Hello all, welcome to another pub quiz, as always I hope you’re good. Can you feel a buzz in the air though? Can you hear the humming of a familiar Lightning Seeds tune? Yes, it’s time for another major […]

    2 years ago

  • Noel Gallagher calls Adele ‘f***ing awful and offensive’ in huge rant

    Noel Gallagher calls Adele ‘f***ing awful and offensive’ in huge rant

    ‘I find the whole thing offensive’ No matter what you think about the Gallagher brothers, we can all agree on one thing: they love to talk. Noel in particular has never been one to shy away from voicing his opinion, particularly when it comes to other figures in the music industry. Whether it’s describing Lewis […]

    2 years ago

  • Northern Lights to be visible in the UK tonight

    Northern Lights to be visible in the UK tonight

    Eyes to the skies tonight The Northern Lights could be visible from parts of the UK tonight as a huge solar storm hits Earth. One of the most incredible spectacles the natural world has to offer, the aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights, occur ewhen lectrically-charged particles are given off by solar storms […]

    2 years ago

  • Married at First Sight UK is looking for singles to take part in new series

    Married at First Sight UK is looking for singles to take part in new series

    Feeling brave? Married at First Sight UK is looking for brave singletons to take part in the upcoming series of the hit reality show. The Channel 4 show has become one of the most popular, and most talked-about reality series on TV. Based on a Dutch series, it sees single people marry a complete stranger […]

    2 years ago

  • Grandma, 83, reveals her two-year marriage to Egyptian toy-boy, 37, is over

    Grandma, 83, reveals her two-year marriage to Egyptian toy-boy, 37, is over

    She’s replaced him with a cat A British grandma who hit headlines after revealing she was in a relationship with a man 46 years her junior has revealed it’s over. Iris Jones made headlines after appearing on This Morning in September 2021 to tell her story about being married to Mohamed Ibriham, with the pair […]

    2 years ago

  • Fans rave over Timothy Spall’s ‘performance of a lifetime’ in new BBC drama

    Fans rave over Timothy Spall’s ‘performance of a lifetime’ in new BBC drama

    ‘Timothy Spall is one of the finest actors this country has ever produced’ BBC viewers have been left speechless by Timothy Spall’s performance in harrowing new drama, The Sixth Commandment. The four-part BBC series has been airing on BBC One this week and is based on real-world events. Spall plays Peter Farquhar, a former teacher […]

    2 years ago

  • Man who invited woman he’d never met on holiday in viral tweet charged with her murder

    Man who invited woman he’d never met on holiday in viral tweet charged with her murder

    He has been in custody in Colombia since January A man who posted a viral tweet about inviting a woman on holiday with him despite having never met her is accused of her murder. American citizen, John Poulos, 35, is facing a possible sentence of more than 35 years from Colombian prosecutors for allegedly killing his girlfriend, 21-year-old Colombian […]

    2 years ago

  • iPhone from 2007 sells for more than £145,000 at auction

    iPhone from 2007 sells for more than £145,000 at auction

    It was considered the ‘Holy Grail’ for collectors A first-edition iPhone from 2007 has sold at auction in the US for more than $190,000. The unopened 4GB model sold for $190,372.80 (£145,416), nearly 400 times its original price of $599 (£457), after attracting 28 bids. The auction was run by LCG Auctions, who had described the […]

    2 years ago

  • Ryan Giggs will not face retrial over domestic abuse charges

    Ryan Giggs will not face retrial over domestic abuse charges

    He had been due to go on trial later this month Former Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs will not face a retrial over allegations he assaulted his ex-girlfriend, after the charges against him were withdrawn. The former footballer had been due to go on trial on July 31 charged with coercive or controlling behaviour against […]

    2 years ago

  • Fans shocked at Brad Pitt’s age after he’s spotted at Wimbledon final

    Fans shocked at Brad Pitt’s age after he’s spotted at Wimbledon final

    Brad Pitt stole the show for some People have been left stunned by Brad Pitt’s age as he watched on from the Royal Box during the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The legendary actor – best known for his roles in films such as Fight Club, Inglourious Basterds, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and The […]

    2 years ago

  • Novak Djokovic fined £6,000 for destroying racket during Wimbledon final

    Novak Djokovic fined £6,000 for destroying racket during Wimbledon final

    The fine will be deducted from his runner-up cheque Novak Djokovic has been fined more than £6,000 for smashing his racquet during his Wimbledon men’s singles final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. The Serb lost in five sets to the Spaniard on Sunday, his first defeat at Wimbledon since 2018 and first defeat on Centre Court […]

    2 years ago

  • Elon Musk reacts to AI showing ‘good ending’ to feud with Zuckerberg

    Elon Musk reacts to AI showing ‘good ending’ to feud with Zuckerberg

    AI has imagined another troubling future Elon Musk has reacted to AI-generated images which imagine a ‘happy ending’ to his feud with fellow billionaire Mark Zuckerberg. It’s fair to say that if the two were put in a room together now, the atmosphere would be frosty. Earlier this month, Zuckerberg launched Threads, a platform quite […]

    2 years ago

  • Sailor and his dog rescued after two months lost at sea

    Sailor and his dog rescued after two months lost at sea

    They survived on a diet of raw fish and rainwater An Australian sailor and his dog managed to survive two months in the Pacific Ocean after their boat was damaged in a storm. Back in April, Tim Shaddock, a 51-year-old from Sydney, and his dog Bella had set sail from Mexico for the tiny island […]

    2 years ago

  • Drivers urged to find secret button under car mirror which could save lives

    Drivers urged to find secret button under car mirror which could save lives

    It could help prevent serious accidents Drivers have been urged to use a ‘secret button’ under the rear view mirror which could potentially save lives. The button was brought to the attention of millions thanks to a woman on TikTok who shared a clip about the feature, explaining where it is and what it does. […]

    2 years ago

  • Woman who’s lived in the same home for 105 years says she’ll never leave

    Woman who’s lived in the same home for 105 years says she’ll never leave

    ‘There aren’t many people who buy a house they were born in’ A 105-year-old woman still lives in the house she was born in – and has no plans to leave. Elsie Allcock was born in the two-bed terraced house in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, in 1918 at the end of World War I, which had only […]

    2 years ago

  • Mystery as pod of 55 whales dies on Scottish beach

    Mystery as pod of 55 whales dies on Scottish beach

    ‘Often when one whale gets into difficulty and strands, the rest follow’ An entire pod of 55 whales has died after a mass stranding on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The pod had become stranded after they washed onto Traigh Mhor beach at North Tolsta on the Isle of Lewis at about 07:00 on […]

    2 years ago

  • Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears after losing Wimbledon classic to Carlos Alcaraz

    Novak Djokovic breaks down in tears after losing Wimbledon classic to Carlos Alcaraz

    One moment saw the Djokovic facade crumble For the first time since 2013, Novak Djokovic lost on the Centre Court of Wimbledon, after playing his part in an all-time classic men’s singles final against Carlos Alcaraz. The most successful men’s tennis player started off well in the opening set but soon discovered he was in […]

    2 years ago