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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  • Manhunt underway after imprisoned migrant mistakenly released

    Manhunt underway after imprisoned migrant mistakenly released

    It comes just days after the accidental release of a migrant sex offender in HMP Chelmsford. A manhunt is underway after a foreign prisoner was mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth, police have said. In a statement, a Met Police spokesperson said a 24-year-old Algerian man had been released in error on Wednesday, October 29, but […]

    4 months ago

  • Zohran Mamdani delivers brilliant four-word message to Trump after election triumph

    Zohran Mamdani delivers brilliant four-word message to Trump after election triumph

    ‘Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching, I have four words for you…’ Zohran Mamdani had a perfect four-word message for Donald Trump after he won the New York mayoral election. In the early hours of this morning (GMT), NBC News projected he had won with 60.2% of votes counted, and his closest rival, Andrew […]

    4 months ago

  • Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    Mum warns watching Hocus Pocus will ‘unleash Hell’ on your children

    She claims the reaction to her claim has been mainly ‘positive’ A Texan mother took to social media to warn fellow parents that watching Hocus Pocus 2 will “unleash hell” on their children. Mum-of-three Jamie Gooch appeared on local news network KWTX back in 2022 to explain how she feared Hocus Pocus 2 may be responsible for genuinely […]

    5 months ago

  • Immigration not an important local issue for most people, poll finds

    Immigration not an important local issue for most people, poll finds

    ‘For most people, concerns around immigration are not based on personal experience.’ A new poll has found that immigration is not an important issue for most people locally, prompting concerns that it is a “manufactured panic” in the UK. According to the YouGov poll, commissioned for Best for Britain, only 26% of people view immigration […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 475

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 475

    Quizzing tricks and treats await It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search […]

    5 months ago

  • Dawn Butler almost thrown out of Commons for calling Sarah Pochin a racist

    Dawn Butler almost thrown out of Commons for calling Sarah Pochin a racist

    Seems like you can’t call a spade a spade in parliament… There was a remarkable exchange in the House of Commons between Dawn Butler and the Deputy Speaker in which the Labour MP was almost thrown out of the chamber. Speaking in parliament on Monday, Butler raised a point of order in which she said […]

    5 months ago

  • Wes Streeting condemns ‘racist and disgraceful’ comments from Reform’s Sarah Pochin

    Wes Streeting condemns ‘racist and disgraceful’ comments from Reform’s Sarah Pochin

    Streeting labelled Pochin’s comments “a disgrace” and “racist.” Wes Streeting has in no uncertain terms condemned Reform MP Sarah Pochin – and the silence from some in her party – following comments she made about black and Asian people in adverts. Speaking to TalkTV on Saturday, Pochin stated that it “drove her mad” seeing a high proportion […]

    5 months ago

  • Reform-led council slammed for plans to spend £75,000 on union jack flags

    Reform-led council slammed for plans to spend £75,000 on union jack flags

    What a way to spend taxpayers’ money Reform-led Nottinghamshire County Council has come under fire for its plans to spend £75,000 on installing union jack flags. Some 164 flags will be put up in 82 locations in Rushcliffe, Broxtowe, Bassetlaw, Newark, Mansfield, Ashfield and Gedling, the BBC reports. Taking into account the cost of brackets, […]

    5 months ago

  • ‘Stop Farage’ campaign denies Reform a win in Wales

    ‘Stop Farage’ campaign denies Reform a win in Wales

    People turned out in their droves to vote tactically it seems Reform seem to have been thwarted in the Caerphilly by-election by tactical ‘Stop Farage’ voting, as Plaid Cymru won the seat. Lindsay Whittle was voted Senedd MP after winning 47.4% of the vote, with Reform UK’s Llŷr Powell in second with 36%. Meanwhile, it […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 474

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 474

    Quiz me quick It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search of the […]

    5 months ago

  • Nigel Farage torn apart in the Commons over Chagos Islands concerns

    Nigel Farage torn apart in the Commons over Chagos Islands concerns

    ‘I’m surprised he has the gall to come here & talk about national security.’ Labour minister Stephen Doughty tore into Nigel Farage in the House of Commons after the Reform leader hit out at the government for the Chagos Islands deal. On Monday, the bill handing sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius passed its third […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 473

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 473

    The rest is quiztory It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, picking your answers with confidence, all in search […]

    5 months ago

  • Government finally acknowledges ‘severe’ economic impact of Brexit

    Government finally acknowledges ‘severe’ economic impact of Brexit

    ‘We are undoing some of that damage’ It looks like Keir Starmer’s government is finally acknowledging one of the main reasons behind the UK’s financial difficulty and sluggish growth: Brexit. Ever since 2016, government after government has refused to specifically point to Brexit as a key reason behind many of the issues of the last […]

    5 months ago

  • UK set to be second-fastest growing G7 economy, says IMF

    UK set to be second-fastest growing G7 economy, says IMF

    It’s not predicted to stay there for long though… The International Monetary Fund has predicted the UK will be the second-fastest growing economy in the G7, as part of new projections. The IMF forecasts a growth rate of 1.3% for 2025 in the UK. Whilst still a relatively modest figure, this would outperform all other […]

    5 months ago

  • ‘Big John’ keeps his promise to visit Chinese takeaway vandalised by racists

    ‘Big John’ keeps his promise to visit Chinese takeaway vandalised by racists

    ‘Hard working people should always be respected.’ Social media superstar ‘Big John’ has kept his promise to visit a Chinese takeaway in York that was vandalised by racist graffiti. Last month, Dragon House shared pictures online of racist graffiti that had been scrawled across their shop front as anti-migrant rhetoric and the Raise the Colours movement swept […]

    5 months ago

  • Awkward moment Donald Trump shuns Keir Starmer in front of world leaders

    Awkward moment Donald Trump shuns Keir Starmer in front of world leaders

    The state visit seems to have been forgotten then… Keir Starmer was awkwardly shunned by Donald Trump in front of world leaders at the Gaza peace summit. World leaders gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday for a summit, during which Trump gave a speech in which he praised a number of nations for their roles […]

    5 months ago

  • Polanski effect continues as Greens hit record high in the polls

    Polanski effect continues as Greens hit record high in the polls

    The latest polling puts them just two points behind Labour and the Tories. The Greens have achieved their highest ever polling, as the party continues to see impressive results under the leadership of Zack Polanski. The latest poll from Find Out Now puts the Greens at 15%, up four percentage points on the week before and just […]

    5 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 472

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 472

    Who fancies being tested on Russell Martin’s time at Rangers AND Taylor Swift? It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub […]

    5 months ago

  • Flags hung around Gary Neville’s hotel after ‘angry, middle-aged men’ comments

    Flags hung around Gary Neville’s hotel after ‘angry, middle-aged men’ comments

    “They just keep proving Gary Neville’s point.” The flag brigade have responded to Gary Neville’s comments about people weaponising the Union flag by doing exactly that. This week, Neville angered all the usual suspects by posting a video in which he accused “angry, middle-aged, white men” of creating division. In particular, he noted how people […]

    5 months ago

  • Embarrassing Tory spelling mistake perfectly sums up disaster conference

    Embarrassing Tory spelling mistake perfectly sums up disaster conference

    Out of everything you could get wrong… As we approach the end of party conference season, this week has been the turn of the Tories – and you’d be forgiven for having no idea. Social media has been awash with pictures of empty conference rooms and the conference for what is meant to be one […]

    5 months ago

  • Reform ‘set to raise Kent council tax’ after Doge cost-cutting fail

    Reform ‘set to raise Kent council tax’ after Doge cost-cutting fail

    “Everyone thought we’d come in and there were going to be these huge costs we could cut away but there just aren’t.” Reform-controlled Kent county council is likely to raise council tax next year after Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting efforts failed to reap the rewards hoped. Kent was one of 10 councils that Reform took control of in […]

    5 months ago

  • Albanian PM trolls Trump over geography blunders with European leaders

    Albanian PM trolls Trump over geography blunders with European leaders

    They’re openly laughing at him. Albanian PM Edi Rama poked fun at Donald Trump and his geography blunders as he met with European leaders. Rama was filmed joking with French President Emmanuel Macron and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the European Political Community meeting in Copenhagen on Thursday. The Albanian PM sarcastically told Emmanuel Macron […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 471

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 471

    Pinch, punch, first quiz of the month It’s Friday, the weekend is here, and that can only mean one thing – the JOE Friday Pub Quiz. And we’re teaming up with BOYLE Casino, where the message is simple: Back Yourself. Backing yourself is what it’s always about on the JOE Pub Quiz, having the confidence to […]

    6 months ago

  • King in the North: We asked Mancs if Andy Burnham should be Prime Minister

    King in the North: We asked Mancs if Andy Burnham should be Prime Minister

    Reports are swirling that the Manchester mayor could be eyeing up a leadership bid It’s safe to say, the first year or so for Keir Starmer’s premiership has not gone brilliantly for him. For months now, Labour have trailed Reform UK in the polls, and this week dissatisfaction with Starmer reached record levels. And it’s […]

    6 months ago

  • Diplomats stream out as Netanyahu speaks at UN

    Diplomats stream out as Netanyahu speaks at UN

    Swathes of empty seats were left in the hall. Dozens of diplomats walked out of the United Nations’ assembly hall as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech. There were boos and cheers as the diplomats left the hall, with the session’s chairman calling for order. By the end of the walkout, there were […]

    6 months ago

  • Keir Starmer slams ‘nonsense’ Trump comments about Sharia Law in London

    Keir Starmer slams ‘nonsense’ Trump comments about Sharia Law in London

    “The Sharia Law comments were ridiculous.” Keir Starmer has labelled Donald Trump’s claim that Sadiq Khan wants to introduce Sharia Law in London as “nonsense” and “ridiculous.” This week, Trump Donald Trump delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly that, even by his standards, was chock-a-block with lies, nonsense and divisive vitriol. Among […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 470

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 470

    Quizzing bigly What do you think Donald Trump would get in this quiz? Genuinely, would he reach double figures? Sure, some gaps in his British knowledge would be relatively forgivable, but where do you think his general knowledge ranks? I’d love to know. Sadly, we will likely never find out. But, if you believe the […]

    6 months ago

  • White House accuses UN of ‘sabotage’ after escalator malfunction

    White House accuses UN of ‘sabotage’ after escalator malfunction

    White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said it ‘definitely appears’ to be sabotage against the president. The White House has accused the United Nations of ‘sabotaging’ Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations’ General Assembly after the president was hit with a couple of technical malfunctions. On Tuesday, Trump delivered a nonsensical speech to the […]

    6 months ago

  • The most laughable moments from Trump’s nonsensical UN address

    The most laughable moments from Trump’s nonsensical UN address

    In a speech than ran for almost an hour, Trump delivered one of his most nonsensical rants ever. On Tuesday, Donald Trump delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly that, even by his standards, was chock-a-block with lies, nonsense and divisive vitriol. It was an almost-hour long speech – running well over his […]

    6 months ago

  • Trump suggests networks that are critical of him should have their licenses taken away

    Trump suggests networks that are critical of him should have their licenses taken away

    Free speech update Donald Trump has suggested some TV networks in the US should have their broadcast licence taken away if they continue to be critical of him. This week, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was pulled from air “indefinitely” by ABC following comments he made about MAGA supporters and Charlie Kirk’s shooter. The comments […]

    6 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 469

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 469

    Quiztery Incorporated 25 questions, five rounds, one quiz. You know the drill, you’re dab hands at this malarkey now. So I won’t bore you with ramblings this week. Let’s just get to it. WATCH: FootballJOE Quiz | Golden Era Legends, Retired Stars & Historic Stadiums

    6 months ago