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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  • NASA has found ‘sign of life’ on Mars

    NASA has found ‘sign of life’ on Mars

    Scientists have been left baffled NASA has found traces of a gas on Mars that is produced by living creatures on Earth. The Curiosity Rover, which has been active on Mars for more than 11 and a half years, managed to detect traces of methane on the Red Planet. The rover detected the gas coming […]

    2 years ago

  • Airline introduces ‘adult-only’ zones on flights

    Airline introduces ‘adult-only’ zones on flights

    Walls and curtains will be used to ‘create a shielded environment’ has announced it will be launching adult-only areas on some of its flights later this year. If you’ve never had the bad fortune of sitting next to a screaming child on a flight, you’ve surely at least experienced this on a train or bus. […]

    2 years ago

  • Huw Edwards quits BBC on ‘medical advice’

    Huw Edwards quits BBC on ‘medical advice’

    He has been off air since last summer Huw Edwards has left the BBC following “medical advice,” the corporation has announced. The newsreader has been off air since last July when he was at the centre of newspaper reports claiming he paid a young person for sexually explicit images. A statement from the broadcaster said: […]

    2 years ago

  • Teenager with Down’s Syndrome breaks London Marathon record

    Teenager with Down’s Syndrome breaks London Marathon record

    With the help of his mum, the teenager managed to get himself marathon-ready in just five months A teenager with Down’s Syndrome has made running history after completing the London marathon. Lloyd Martin, 19, became the youngest person ever in his learning disability category to complete a marathon when he crossed the iconic Mall finish […]

    2 years ago

  • Gogglebox star George Gilbey’s cause of death confirmed

    Gogglebox star George Gilbey’s cause of death confirmed

    Gilbey died after a fall from height whilst working Former Gogglebox star George Gilbey died from traumatic head and torso injuries he suffered after falling from height, a coroner has heard. The electrician died last month whilst he was working in Shoeburyness, Essex An inquest was opened into the 40-year-old’s death, and the coroner in […]

    2 years ago

  • Head teacher introduces 12-hour school day to tackle smartphone addiction

    Head teacher introduces 12-hour school day to tackle smartphone addiction

    ‘Some children are so apathetic – they don’t care about anything, they’re buried in their phones’ A head teacher has revealed plans for a 12-hour school day to try and break “a 100 per cent phone addiction” among his pupils. Andrew O’Neill is the head at All Saints Catholic College in Notting Hill, an ‘outstanding’ […]

    2 years ago

  • Hero bystanders rush across road to rescue man from burning vehicle

    Hero bystanders rush across road to rescue man from burning vehicle

    The driver has thanked the ‘Good Samaritans’ for saving his life Dash cam footage has captured the moment motorists rushed across a highway to rescue a man trapped in a burning car. At around 18:30 on Thursday, a Honda ran off the road on the I-94 in Minnesota, USA, hit a lamppost and burst into […]

    2 years ago

  • BBC uses ‘covert tactics’ to catch people who don’t pay licence fee

    BBC uses ‘covert tactics’ to catch people who don’t pay licence fee

    The BBC has used “covert surveillance” methods to try and catch people who are avoiding paying the licence fee. The licence fee has often been a fierce source of debate. By law, if you watch any live TV, you have to pay up. Additionally, if you watch or stream live programming on any online TV streaming […]

    2 years ago

  • Warnings issued as £240m stolen from pet owners by scammers

    Warnings issued as £240m stolen from pet owners by scammers

    Fraudsters have been targeting vulnerable pet owners Pet owners have been warned to watch out for a new kind of scam which saw almost £240m stolen from people. There are an estimated 23 million pet owners in the UK, and scammers have started targeting those who have just lost their pet. Fraudsters have been taking […]

    2 years ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 395

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 395

    The Tortured Quizzers Department If you don’t understand the above reference – congratulations! You’re living in a world where you have internet access, but have somehow avoided the news that Taylor Swift’s new album was released today. You’re like Jackie Chan not knowing who the Kardashians are. If you’re a Swiftie who has taken time […]

    2 years ago

  • The Witcher series renewed for fifth and final season by Netflix

    The Witcher series renewed for fifth and final season by Netflix

    Future plans for The Witcher have been confirmed after a huge recasting Netflix has announced that one of its biggest shows, The Witcher, will be coming to an end. In an announcement revealing that the series had been renewed for a fifth season, the streaming platform also confirmed that this would be the last season. […]

    2 years ago

  • China’s latest train station gets roasted for looking like a sanitary pad

    China’s latest train station gets roasted for looking like a sanitary pad

    ‘Why can we all tell it is a sanitary pad immediately, but the architects can’t?’ Chinese social media users have been left stunned by the design of a new train station, due to the fact it looks a lot like a sanitary pad. The proposed design for the North Nanjing station was released this week, […]

    2 years ago

  • Scientists say they have evidence of a new planet in our solar system

    Scientists say they have evidence of a new planet in our solar system

    There could be a ‘Planet Nine’ in our solar system Scientists have said they have found evidence that there is a hidden planet in our solar system. Astronomers have noticed unusual behaviour on the edge of our solar system for years, with some suggesting that the only explanation for this is an undiscovered planet. This […]

    2 years ago

  • How Emi Martinez was allowed to stay on despite receiving two yellow cards

    How Emi Martinez was allowed to stay on despite receiving two yellow cards

    There were some confusing scenes in Lille Emi Martinez left fans baffled last night as he managed to avoid being sent off despite receiving two yellow cards. The Aston Villa goalkeeper was the centre of attention in his side’s Europa Conference League quarter final second leg. After Lille won the game 2-1, the tie was […]

    2 years ago

  • Woman given nine months to live asks husband if she can sleep with her ex one last time

    Woman given nine months to live asks husband if she can sleep with her ex one last time

    She says her ex was her ‘most physically compatible satisfying lover’ A husband has revealed his wife’s dying wish is to sleep with her ex one last time. Taking to the relationship advice subreddit, the husband said he had “no one I can tell,” and gave an insight into his wife’s condition and how the conversation […]

    2 years ago

  • FA Cup replays to be scrapped from next season

    FA Cup replays to be scrapped from next season

    A number of changes have been announced for next season’s FA Cup FA Cup replays will be scrapped from the first round onwards next season. The move has been announced as part of a new six-year agreement between the Football Association (FA) and the Premier League. In its current guise, there are no replays from […]

    2 years ago

  • Apprentice star reveals stress of the show gave her sleep paralysis

    Apprentice star reveals stress of the show gave her sleep paralysis

    ‘I was stuck in my body and just stressed myself out’ One of the previous winners of the Apprentice has revealed how the stress of the show led to her suffering from sleep paralysis during filming. The Apprentice is one of the most successful and longest running reality shows on television. For almost two decades, […]

    2 years ago

  • Zendaya ‘loved’ filming three-way scenes in racy new film

    Zendaya ‘loved’ filming three-way scenes in racy new film

    ‘I felt very lucky’ Zendaya has said she “loved” filming the three-way scenes in her latest film, Challengers. The actor stars alongside Josh O’Connor and Mike Faist in the raunchy, tennis film as Tashi Duncan, a young tennis prodigy whose career is brought an abrupt end by injury. Tashi is married to Art Donaldson (Faist), […]

    2 years ago

  • Celebrity version of The Traitors to launch next year on BBC

    Celebrity version of The Traitors to launch next year on BBC

    Some famous faces could be sat around the round table A celebrity version of The Traitors is set to air on the BBC next year, according to reports. Earlier this year, it was the show that everyone was talking about, and season two of The Traitors may very well have already given us the television […]

    2 years ago

  • Quentin Tarantino axes his final film

    Quentin Tarantino axes his final film

    Tarantino has changed his mind on the movie Quentin Tarantino has scrapped The Movie Critic as his final film, having ‘changed his mind’ on the project. The Movie Critic was set to be the legendary director’s 10th and final film, with Brad Pitt starring in the main role. This would have been the third time […]

    2 years ago

  • Fans blame Luka Modric ‘mind games’ for Man City penalty shootout defeat

    Fans blame Luka Modric ‘mind games’ for Man City penalty shootout defeat

    ‘That was a turning point’ Football fans think they spotted some ‘mind games’ by Luka Modric which played a crucial part in Manchester City‘s penalty shootout defeat to Real Madrid. City were taking on Real at the Etihad in the second leg of their Champions League quarter final on Wednesday night, with Los Blancos triumphing […]

    2 years ago

  • Warwick Davis’ wife dies aged 53

    Warwick Davis’ wife dies aged 53

    ‘Her passing has left a huge hole in our lives ‘ Warwick Davis has paid tribute to his wife Samantha following her death at the age of 53. The Star Wars and Harry Potter actor described his later wife as his “favourite human”, who passed away on March 24. Just like her husband, Samantha had […]

    2 years ago

  • Joe Swanson voice actor refuses to apologise for the humour in Family Guy

    Joe Swanson voice actor refuses to apologise for the humour in Family Guy

    ‘I apologise no more!’ The actor who voices Joe Swanson in Family Guy has said he not apologising for the humour and jokes in the show. Over 22 seasons and 418 episodes, there have been countless cutaways, barely-repeatable jokes, endless controversies and a number of hit adult cartoons that Family Guy managed to pave the way for. The […]

    2 years ago

  • Dubai ‘underwater’ as city hit with two years’ worth of rain in one day

    Dubai ‘underwater’ as city hit with two years’ worth of rain in one day

    The United Arab Emirates experienced its largest rainfall event since records began Dubai has experienced huge flooding after two years’ worth of rainfall fell on the city in one day. Dubai usually only experiences an average of 3.12 inches of rain each year. But the city’s meteorological office said that 6.26 inches (159mm) fell between […]

    2 years ago

  • Scientists find ‘road to Atlantis’ at bottom of Pacific Ocean

    Scientists find ‘road to Atlantis’ at bottom of Pacific Ocean

    It’s also been compared to ‘the yellow brick road’ Scientists have made an bizarre discovery in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. An expedition to a deep-sea ridge north of Hawaii found what looks remarkably like a yellow brick road on the ocean bed. The researchers were investigating the seamount trail to try and get […]

    2 years ago

  • Paedophiles could have parental rights taken away under new law

    Paedophiles could have parental rights taken away under new law

    ‘While the law protects other people’s children from a sex offender, it doesn’t protect his own’ Paedophiles convicted of serious sexual offences could be stripped of their parental rights under a new law. The proposals come after a mother spent £30,000 in legal fees to stop her paedophile ex-husband from seeing their daughter. The BBC […]

    2 years ago

  • Thai chef left disgusted after testing Gordon Ramsay’s attempt at Pad Thai

    Thai chef left disgusted after testing Gordon Ramsay’s attempt at Pad Thai

    The shoe was on the other foot this time for Chef Ramsay Gordon Ramsay has become known worldwide as one of the most talented chefs on the planet, and he’s known just as much for his sharp tongue, foul mouth and scary demeanour as he is his cooking ability. Many a cook has been on […]

    2 years ago

  • Elon Musk culls 14,000 jobs at Tesla due to fall in demand for electric cars

    Elon Musk culls 14,000 jobs at Tesla due to fall in demand for electric cars

    Tesla has reported its first fall in sales in almost four years Elon Musk has axed more than 10 per cent of the global Tesla workforce as the company struggles with falling sales. The electric car company, of which Musk is the CEO, is the world’s most valuable automaker and one of the most valuable […]

    2 years ago

  • Channel 4 responds after calls to sack Rachel Riley for Sydney stabbing post

    Channel 4 responds after calls to sack Rachel Riley for Sydney stabbing post

    Riley was accused of Islamophobia by some Channel 4 has responded after Rachel Riley apologised for a post she made on social media following the Sydney stabbings over the weekend. On Saturday, Joel Cauchi, 40, attacked people at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre with a long blade. Five women and a man were killed in the […]

    2 years ago

  • Fans left stunned by ‘worst penalty ever taken’

    Fans left stunned by ‘worst penalty ever taken’

    You can’t overestimate how bad this penalty is Football fans have been left staggered after a La Liga game saw the “worst penalty ever.” On Monday evening, Osasuna were taking on Valencia in the Spanish top division when the hosts got a penalty in stoppage time. With Valencia winning 1-0, Ante Budimir stepped up to […]

    2 years ago

  • Beijing Half Marathon to be investigated following controversial finish

    Beijing Half Marathon to be investigated following controversial finish

    Organisers are investigating the finish The Beijing Half Marathon is being investigated after a controversial finish in which a trio of runners appeared to let a Chinese runner win. China’s He Jie won the race on Sunday as he passed Kenyan runners Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter and Ethiopian athlete Dejene Hailu on the homestraight. […]

    2 years ago

  • Pochettino slams ‘embarrassing’ Chelsea penalty spat after on-pitch row

    Pochettino slams ‘embarrassing’ Chelsea penalty spat after on-pitch row

    The Chelsea boss labelled the incident ‘unacceptable’ Mauricio Pochettino admitted he was “so upset” after his Chelsea players were involved in a humiliating on-field argument over a penalty. The London side were taking on Everton in the Premier League on Monday night, and for the first hour everything was going brilliantly for them. A Cole […]

    2 years ago

  • DVLA warning to drivers who passed their test before 2015

    DVLA warning to drivers who passed their test before 2015

    It could land you with a £1,000 fine The DVLA (Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency) is warning drivers in the UK to check their driving licenses if they passed their test before 2015. Motorists are being urged to check their licenses haven’t expired, as licenses run out every 10 years. According to MoneySavingExpert.com, more than […]

    2 years ago

  • Dad sparks debate for telling son to ‘man up’ after seeing him crying

    Dad sparks debate for telling son to ‘man up’ after seeing him crying

    He told his son he was ‘stupid’ for crying A man has sparked a debate about toxic masculinity after revealing that his father told him to “man up” after he started crying. The anonymous 16-year-old male shared a post on the Am I The A**hole subreddit in which he explained how he was emotional after […]

    2 years ago

  • Former British champion boxer Willie Limond dead at 45

    Former British champion boxer Willie Limond dead at 45

    Limond was due to make a return to the ring in a few weeks Boxer Willie Limond has died at the age of 45 after suffering a suspected seizure in his car. The Scot was found unresponsive in his car last week and had been in a critical condition in hospital. The Mirror reports that […]

    2 years ago

  • Rachel Riley apologises for Sydney stabbing post

    Rachel Riley apologises for Sydney stabbing post

    Some had accused her of Islamophobia Rachel Riley has apologised a post she shared on social media following a stabbing in Sydney in which six people were killed. On Saturday, Joel Cauchi, 40, attacked people at the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping centre with a long blade. Five women and a man were killed in the […]

    2 years ago

  • Archaeologists are too afraid to open up the tomb of China’s first Emperor

    Archaeologists are too afraid to open up the tomb of China’s first Emperor

    They have legitimate concerns about exploring the tomb Archaeologists haven’t dared look inside the tomb of China’s first Emperor. Chances are you’re aware of Qin Shi Huang’s final resting place, even if you’ve never heard of him. He was the first person to rule unified China and reigned from 221BC to 210BC. But it’s his […]

    2 years ago

  • ‘400ft long ice ship’ discovered in Antarctica

    ‘400ft long ice ship’ discovered in Antarctica

    From the Millenium Falcon to ‘blacked out’ islands, a number of weird and wonderful things have been discovered using Google Earth. On YouTube, one content creator has claimed to have discovered a 400 foot long ‘ice ship’ in Antarctica using the satellite system. The user, who goes by the name of MrMBB333, said the ‘ship’ […]

    2 years ago

  • McIlroy speaks out after miserable showing at Masters

    McIlroy speaks out after miserable showing at Masters

    ‘I don’t really know what to say’ Rory McIlroy has given his reaction after he had a disappointing four days at the Masters. The Northern Irishman’s wait for a a first ever Green Jacket – and a first major since 2014 – goes on after he finished four over. This was despite him starting the […]

    2 years ago

  • Brits to ‘boycott Spain’ over controversial new £97 rule

    Brits to ‘boycott Spain’ over controversial new £97 rule

    ‘The country should stand together and boycott Spain’ British holidaymakers have been left fuming by a new £97 daily rule introduced in Spain, with many threatening to boycott the country as a result. The new rule means tourists travelling to the European country have to prove they have enough cash in hand for each day […]

    2 years ago

  • Ollie Watkins calls out Troy Deeney in social media post following Aston Villa win

    Ollie Watkins calls out Troy Deeney in social media post following Aston Villa win

    ‘Ollie Watkins woke up today and chose violence’ Ollie Watkins has hit back at Troy Deeney on social media after the former Watford attacker said he was a “winger trying to be a striker.” Watkins bagged his 19th league goal of the season as Aston Villa stunned Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates, delivering a devastating […]

    2 years ago