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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  • New Snow White Rachel Zegler calls out original movie for being creepy

    New Snow White Rachel Zegler calls out original movie for being creepy

    She has previously labelled the original Snow White film as ‘weird’ and ‘scary’ Rachel Zegler has prompted debate online after old comments she made about the original Snow White story resurfaced online. Zegler is set to play the Disney princess in the upcoming live action remake of the classic fairytale. In recent days though, clips […]

    3 years ago

  • Family pay tribute to ‘lifelong Blue’ who died at new Everton stadium

    Family pay tribute to ‘lifelong Blue’ who died at new Everton stadium

    Michael Jones suffered severe head injuries in an incident on the Bramley Moore Dock construction site The family of a construction worker who died on the construction site of Everton’s new Bramley Moore Dock stadium have paid tribute to him. On Monday, Merseyside police said a 26-year-old had been taken to hospital around 12.30pm after […]

    3 years ago

  • Bullfighter gored in the rectum and thrown in the air as horrified spectators watch on

    Bullfighter gored in the rectum and thrown in the air as horrified spectators watch on

    The bullfighter was left in a ‘serious’ condition Footage has captured the shocking moment a matador in Spain was gored in the rectum and thrown in the air during a bullfight. Alejandro Conquero was reportedly in a ‘serious’ condition after sustaining injuries during the event in Cenicientos, Madrid. On site doctors diagnosed the 28-year-old with […]

    3 years ago

  • Family terrified after spotting ominous detail in beach snap

    Family terrified after spotting ominous detail in beach snap

    They alerted the local coastguard after noticing the detail A family were left terrified after noticing an ominous detail in the background of a seemingly innocuous beach photo. After having spent the day at Carrum Beach in Melbourne, Australia, they returned home and glanced back at the pictures they’d got. It was only then that […]

    3 years ago

  • Family find live frog in packet of ‘triple washed spinach’

    Family find live frog in packet of ‘triple washed spinach’

    ‘Thank God I didn’t eat the frog!’ A family got quite the shock when they noticed a live frog in a pack of spinach that had apparently been ‘triple washed.’ Amber Worrick, from Michigan, was packing away her shopping when her daughter let out a scream aftering noticing something in a sealed box of Earthbound […]

    3 years ago

  • Viewers traumatised after watching brutal horror film Tusk

    Viewers traumatised after watching brutal horror film Tusk

    ‘This movie was way worse than The Human Centipede’ If you’re the sort of person who really loves a messed-up, stomach-churning and minorly traumatising horror film, then allow us to introduce you to ‘Tusk’. Featuring a mix of horrifying body modifications, f***ed up concepts about humans-to-animal transformation and a psychopathic surgeon, it’s drawn comparisons to […]

    3 years ago

  • Paul O’Grady’s last ever TV project will air this autumn

    Paul O’Grady’s last ever TV project will air this autumn

    The series was filmed in Thailand last year Paul O’Grady’s final television project will air this autumn following his death earlier this year. In March, the world of British entertainment was left in shock by O’Grady’s sudden passing at the age of 67 from sudden cardiac arrhythmia. An icon of British entertainment, comedy and drag, […]

    3 years ago

  • Postmen suspended by Royal Mail for drinking cups of tea in the pub on their break

    Postmen suspended by Royal Mail for drinking cups of tea in the pub on their break

    The Royal Mail has apologised for the disruption caused by the suspensions Eleven postmen have been suspended by Royal Mail after they were spotted drinking tea in the pub on their break. The postal workers, based at the Prenton Delivery Office in the Wirral, were suspended after they were found to be taking their breaks […]

    3 years ago

  • Dustin Hoffman ‘makes woman’s life’ after she tells him Hook is favourite movie

    Dustin Hoffman ‘makes woman’s life’ after she tells him Hook is favourite movie

    ‘You’ve made my life’ Dustin Hoffman reverted to one of his old characters after a reporter told him Hook was her favourite film. The veteran actor starred as the iconic Captain Hook in the classic 1991 kids’ film, which also featured Robin Williams as Peter Pan and Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell. Back in 2017, […]

    3 years ago

  • Moises Caicedo rejects Liverpool to join Chelsea

    Moises Caicedo rejects Liverpool to join Chelsea

    Liverpool had agreed a British record transfer fee for the midfielder Moises Caicedo has reportedly rejected Liverpool for a move to Chelsea. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Brighton midfielder “only wants to join Chelsea,” and will only accept the personal terms he agreed with the London club in May. The news comes just hours after […]

    3 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 359

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 359

    This one goes out to the good people of Lincoln Hello all. This week, I’m simply going to remind you all to double-check everything you google, whether this is for a passionate debate with a mate at the pub, or for a key point in an essay you’re writing. Those of you who played last […]

    3 years ago

  • West Ham reject €101,000,000 bid from Man City for Lucas Paqueta

    West Ham reject €101,000,000 bid from Man City for Lucas Paqueta

    West Ham are holding out for more West Ham have reportedly rejected a huge £87,000,000 (€101,000,000) bid from Manchester City for Lucas Paqueta. The reigning Premier League champions submitted the monster bid as they search for midfield reinforcements following Ilkay Gundogan’s departure to Barcelona this summer. Paqueta is said to be keen to leave the […]

    3 years ago

  • Big Brother contestant kicked off show after using N-word

    Big Brother contestant kicked off show after using N-word

    ‘There is zero tolerance in the house for using a racial slur’ A contestant on Big Brother 25 in the US has been booted off the show after he used a racial slur during a 24-hour live feed. Viewers of the 24/7 coverage of the house heard Luke Valentine use the word n**** while talking […]

    3 years ago

  • Dad left furious after finding out wife lied about baby’s gender

    Dad left furious after finding out wife lied about baby’s gender

    He said he ‘reacted in ways I’m now questioning’ A man was left furious after he found out that his wife had lied about the gender of their baby. In a post on the Am I The A**hole subreddit, the 32-year-old male told readers how he and his wife, aged 25, are expecting their first […]

    3 years ago

  • Bride demands refund after wedding photographer slept with her husband

    Bride demands refund after wedding photographer slept with her husband

    ‘This would be like if I were a professional dog walker who walked a client’s dog, then came back and shot it later’ A bride has asked for a refund after finding out that her wedding photographer slept with her husband. The story was posted on the Reddit sub-thread Wedding Photography by user Wedding Dude. […]

    3 years ago

  • Saudi Arabia’s 75-mile long skyscraper is under construction

    Saudi Arabia’s 75-mile long skyscraper is under construction

    ‘The Line’ set to cost $1 trillion Construction is underway on Saudi Arabia’s futuristic megacity project, NEOM, which will consist of a pair skyscrapers stretching 75 miles across the desert. The name “NEOM” is a portmanteau made up from the Ancient Greek prefix Neo, meaning “new”, and M, which is the first letter of the Arabic word […]

    3 years ago

  • Steve Jobs had a ‘beer test’ he used for Apple job interviews

    Steve Jobs had a ‘beer test’ he used for Apple job interviews

    Jobs wanted to break the trend of candidates giving prepared answers Steve Jobs apparently had a ‘beer test’ that he would use during interviews for potential new employees. Going slightly against the idea that job interviews should be pretty formal affairs, the late Apple CEO wanted to buck the trend of people turning up to […]

    3 years ago

  • ‘I’ve lost three stone by just eating meat, eggs and butter’

    ‘I’ve lost three stone by just eating meat, eggs and butter’

    ‘People expect my farts to be rancid, but I don’t have any’ A mum claims to have lost three stone by eating a “lion diet” of just meat – and says it is the “best thing to happen” to her. Courtney Luna, 39, had tried every diet in the book but found herself constantly slipping […]

    3 years ago

  • Student took chilling photo of bear before being mauled to death by it

    Student took chilling photo of bear before being mauled to death by it

    Warning: contains some details readers may find upsetting A student took a picture of a black bear just moments before the animal mauled him to death. Back in 2014, 22-year-old Rutgers University student Darsh Patel was hiking with four friends in the Apshawa Preserve in West Milford, New Jersey. During their hike, the group noticed […]

    3 years ago

  • Netflix viewers stunned after discovering 9875 code hack

    Netflix viewers stunned after discovering 9875 code hack

    Game-changing Netflix users have hailed the discovery of the 9875 code, which has changed the way they use the platform. One of Netflix’s most popular genres is true crime documentaries and shows. Whether it’s series focusing on serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy or documentaries looking at unsolved crimes from the past, […]

    3 years ago

  • Simon Jordan reveals he has been battling cancer live on talkSPORT

    Simon Jordan reveals he has been battling cancer live on talkSPORT

    He had ‘substantial surgery’ just a couple of weeks ago Simon Jordan has revealed live on talkSPORT that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The football pundit and former Crystal Palace owner has been absent from his talkSPORT show opposite Jim White for several weeks, but returned to the airwaves on Tuesday morning. Live […]

    3 years ago

  • Volunteers wanted to move to island near Isle of Man and count the seals

    Volunteers wanted to move to island near Isle of Man and count the seals

    Sounds pretty ideal An island off the cost of the Isle of Man is looking for volunteers to move there and count its seals. The Manx Wildlife Trust has put out a job advert for two “enthusiastic volunteers” who are up for moving to the virtually unpopulated Calf of Man for just over two months. […]

    3 years ago

  • Woman ‘forced’ to buy every bag of nuts on UK flight

    Woman ‘forced’ to buy every bag of nuts on UK flight

    She says the airline should be ‘ashamed’ A woman has told of how she ‘felt forced’ to purchase every packet of peanuts on a flight because cabin crew ‘ignored her allergy.’ Leah Williams, 27, has had a severe peanut allergy all her life, and had asked staff on the Eurowings flight to announce her allergy […]

    3 years ago

  • The Exorcist director William Friedkin dies aged 87

    The Exorcist director William Friedkin dies aged 87

    One of Hollywood’s greatest directors has passed away Oscar-winning director William Friedkin, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 87. Friedkin, best known for directing “The French Connection” and horror classic “The Exorcist,” died Monday. His death was confirmed to Variety by Chapman University dean Stephen Galloway, a friend of Friedkin’s wife Sherry Lansing. His final […]

    3 years ago

  • Health expert warns about dangers of ‘phubbing’ in your relationship

    Health expert warns about dangers of ‘phubbing’ in your relationship

    We’ve probably all been guilty of this at least once A health expert has warned people about the dangers of ‘phubbing’ in relationships. Whilst you’ve probably heard of modern-day dating terms such as ‘ghosting’ and ‘gaslighting,’ it would come as no surprise if you’ve never heard this new piece of vocab before. So allow us […]

    3 years ago

  • Women’s World Cup 2023: How England can reach the final, and who they might face

    Women’s World Cup 2023: How England can reach the final, and who they might face

    England haven’t lost a competitive game since March 2020, and have only lost once in their last 36 matches England have made it to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand – just. The Lionesses scraped into the last eight with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria, which […]

    3 years ago

  • Restaurant takes legal action against diner over $3,000 waitress tip

    Restaurant takes legal action against diner over $3,000 waitress tip

    It wasn’t long before things took a turn A restaurant has resorted to taking legal action after a diner left a $3,000 tip – which he later decided to try and take back. In June last year, Mariana Lambert, a waitress at Alfredo’s Cafe in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was left amazed after diner Eric Smith left […]

    3 years ago

  • Andre Onana lobbed from the halfway line during Man United friendly

    Andre Onana lobbed from the halfway line during Man United friendly

    A pre-season friendly is probably the best time for this to happen Andre Onana didn’t have an ideal Old Trafford debut for Manchester United after he was lobbed from the centre circle. The Cameroonian keeper was making his first appearance at the Theatre of Dreams since joining the English giants from Inter Milan for £43.8m […]

    3 years ago

  • Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte cancelled after anti-doping test

    Anthony Joshua vs Dillian Whyte cancelled after anti-doping test

    The fight was set to take place in just a week’s time Anthony Joshua’s upcoming fight with Dillian Whyte has been called off after a random anti-doping test on Whyte returned “adverse findings.” Joshua and Whyte had been due to face-off next Saturday, August 12, but the bout has now been cancelled. Matchroom said in […]

    3 years ago

  • 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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. […]

    3 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 […]

    3 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 […]

    3 years ago