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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  • Trump delivers one of his stupidest lines ever during Zelensky press conference

    Trump delivers one of his stupidest lines ever during Zelensky press conference

    In an incredibly competitive field, this might just take the crown. Donald Trump delivered one of his stupidest lines ever as he claimed Russia “wants to see Ukraine succeed.” Speaking at Mar-a-Lago alongside Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump said Russia would “be helping” with the reconstruction of Ukraine. This came after talks between the US and Ukrainian […]

    2 months ago

  • Bakery in Denmark sells bright orange Donald Trump ‘moron’ cakes

    Bakery in Denmark sells bright orange Donald Trump ‘moron’ cakes

    “Denmark should send a box of these cakes to Trump.” A bakery in Denmark started selling bright orange Donald Trump ‘moron’ cakes following his inauguration as president. At the start of his second term as president of the USA, Trump didn’t exactly enamour himself to the Danes by openly discussing his desire to take control of […]

    2 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 483

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 483

    It’s a Boxing Day, but there’s nothing leftover about this quiz 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • Trump photo from Epstein files reinstated by US government after backlash

    Trump photo from Epstein files reinstated by US government after backlash

    Some have suggested the image was removed because of Trump. The US justice department has reinstated a picture of Donald Trump to its website as part of the Epstein files after it was initially removed. On Friday, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) released thousands of files relating to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. However, […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 482

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 482

    ‘Twas the quiz before Christmas 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • Keir Starmer savages Reform with brutal joke at final PMQs of 2025

    Keir Starmer savages Reform with brutal joke at final PMQs of 2025

    “And a little festive advice for those in Reform…” Sir Keir Starmer delivered one last zinger in the direction of Reform UK at the final Prime Minister’s Questions of 2025. In his opening address to the house at Westminster, the prime minister took the opportunity to wish a happy Christmas to all of parliament. He […]

    3 months ago

  • UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    Ministers are expected to announce the news on Wednesday The UK is set to rejoin the Erasmus scheme, five years after ending its participation as part of Brexit. The UK quit the Erasmus programme in 2020, with then-prime minister Boris Johnson saying it didn’t offer good value for money. The scheme sees the EU provide funding […]

    3 months ago

  • Parents of hero bystander reveal why he risked his life to disarm Bondi gunman

    Parents of hero bystander reveal why he risked his life to disarm Bondi gunman

    “When he did what he did, he wasn’t thinking about the background of the people he’s saving.” The parents of a man who heroically disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen have spoken out about their son’s incredible act of bravery. Footage widely shared on social media shows the incredible moment Ahmed al-Ahmed, 43, ran […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 481

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 481

    Let the quizzing festivities commence 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • 2016 Leave majority ‘has literally died out’, polling expert reveals

    2016 Leave majority ‘has literally died out’, polling expert reveals

    There is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU The pro-Brexit majority from 2016 has disappeared, thanks in large part to millions of Leave voters having died, according to a polling expert. YouGov founder Peter Kellner has carried out research concluding that there is likely a pro-EU majority of around 8 […]

    3 months ago

  • Sadiq Khan owns Donald Trump after president labels him ‘disgusting mayor’

    Sadiq Khan owns Donald Trump after president labels him ‘disgusting mayor’

    ‘I’m not sure what he’s got against a liberal, progressive, diverse, successful city like London.’ Sadiq Khan has responded to Donald Trump’s latest verbal attack aimed at him. On Tuesday, Trump renewed his feud with the London Mayor, labelling him a “disgusting mayor” who was “doing a terrible job.” Speaking to Politico, he said: “He’s […]

    3 months ago

  • FIFA president accused of breaching ethics code after Trump peace prize

    FIFA president accused of breaching ethics code after Trump peace prize

    An official complaint has been filed with FIFA’s ethics committee Gianni Infantino has been accused of breaching FIFA’s ethics codes with comments he has made about Donald Trump. An official complaint has been filed with FIFA’s ethics committee, alleging “repeated breaches” of the organisation’s duty of political neutrality by its president. The complaint, filed by […]

    3 months ago

  • Police issue update over Nigel Farage ‘election fraud’ allegations

    Police issue update over Nigel Farage ‘election fraud’ allegations

    The allegations were made by a former Reform councillor. Essex Police have said they are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage’s 2024 election campaign. On Monday, the party were accused of falsifying Farage’s election expenses during his campaign to become Clacton MP last year. The allegations have been made by Richard Everett, a […]

    3 months ago

  • Nigel Farage reported to police over alleged ‘election fraud’

    Nigel Farage reported to police over alleged ‘election fraud’

    Reform UK strongly deny the claims. Nigel Farage has been reported to the Metropolitan Police over allegations that he committed election fraud during his Clacton campaign. The Reform UK leader has been accused of falsifying his election expenses during his campaign to become Clacton MP in last year’s general election. The allegations have been made by […]

    3 months ago

  • Zack Polanski nails the necessity of immigration for the UK

    Zack Polanski nails the necessity of immigration for the UK

    The Green Party leader appeared on an immigration special of Question Time. Zack Polanski perfectly explained the necessity of immigration for the UK. The Green leader was appearing on an immigration special of Question Time on Thursday, alongside Reform’s Zia Yusuf, Labour’s Migration Minister Mike Tapp, Tory shadow Justice Minister Kieran Mullan and Lib Dem […]

    3 months ago

  • Zia Yusuf booed on Question Time for response to an audience member

    Zia Yusuf booed on Question Time for response to an audience member

    ‘The moment Zia Yusuf showed who he really is’ Zia Yusuf has been slammed as a “rude human being” for his response to an audience member on Question Time. The Reform chairman appeared on an immigration special of the BBC programme on Thursday evening, alongside Labour’s Migration Minister Mike Tapp, Tory shadow Justice Minister Kieran […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 480

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 480

    Stop what you’re doing, there are quizzing matters to attend to! 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 […]

    3 months ago

  • UK could secure agreement ‘within weeks’ to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    UK could secure agreement ‘within weeks’ to rejoin EU’s Erasmus scheme

    The UK could rejoin the scheme in 2027. As evidence of Brexit’s disastrous impact becomes increasingly undeniable, it seems the winds of change are blowing through the UK’s relationship with the European Union. From formerly pro-Brexit newspapers denouncing it, to the prime minister explicitly mentioning the B-word and the damage it’s done, the rhetoric is changing. And now, the […]

    3 months ago

  • Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match

    Jack the Ripper’s identity revealed 130 years on after DNA match

    The descendants of his victim’s are calling for a new inquest. It’s a mystery that has remained in public discourse for 130 years, and it seems we may finally have a breakthrough. Jack The Ripper is one of the most recognisable names in the world – for all the wrong reasons. The infamous serial killer tortured and […]

    3 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 479

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 479

    Happy Thanksquizzing 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 glory […]

    4 months ago

  • ‘OBRishambles!’ – Best reactions as Labour Budget devolves into chaos

    ‘OBRishambles!’ – Best reactions as Labour Budget devolves into chaos

    Safe to say, it was a chaotic budget After months of speculation – and one huge leak just an hour before – Rachel Reeves has finally delivered her Autumn Budget. These are the best reactions to a Budget that has been labelled one of the most chaotic in recent history. OBR disaster-class With a £20bn […]

    4 months ago

  • Weatherspoons to open first pub on European continent

    Weatherspoons to open first pub on European continent

    Spoons road tour Brexiteer and Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin has opened his first pub on the European continent. On Friday, the pub chain announced the boozer, called Castell de Santa Bàrbera, will be located at Alicante Airport in Spain. Scheduled to open at the end of January next year, the pub will be open from 6am […]

    4 months ago

  • Ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill jailed over pro-Russian bribes

    Ex-Reform politician Nathan Gill jailed over pro-Russian bribes

    He was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday. Ex-Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for taking bribes as part of a pro-Russia influence campaign. In September, Gill, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery between 6 December 2018 and 18 July 2019. The former Reform Wales leader […]

    4 months ago

  • Keir Starmer slams ‘spineless’ Farage over handling of racism claims

    Keir Starmer slams ‘spineless’ Farage over handling of racism claims

    The PM has said Farage “needs to explain the allegations.” Keir Starmer has labelled Nigel Farage “spineless” for the way he has handled claims the Reform UK leader made racist and antisemitic comments while at school. A report in the Guardian this week featured allegations from a number people who were attended the private Dulwich […]

    4 months ago

  • Fundraiser to buy RNLI new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name hits £300k target

    Fundraiser to buy RNLI new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name hits £300k target

    Next stop, half a million! A fundraiser to buy the RNLI a new lifeboat in Nigel Farage’s name has hit its £300,000 target. After more than 19,000 donations, the campaign has hit its latest landmark since it was set up in July 2021 by Simon Harris, who runs the ‘Men Behaving Dadly‘ page on Facebook. […]

    4 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 478

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 478

    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 glory of group […]

    4 months ago

  • Andy Burnham responds to offer from Labour MP to give up his seat for him

    Andy Burnham responds to offer from Labour MP to give up his seat for him

    The mayor of Greater Manchester would need to be an MP to launch a Labour leadership bid. Andy Burnham has responded after Labour MP Clive Lewis said he would be willing to give up his seat for the Manchester mayor so he could have a route back into parliament. Speaking on Politics Live on Wednesday, […]

    4 months ago

  • Number of Brits leaving the UK much higher than previously thought

    Number of Brits leaving the UK much higher than previously thought

    The Office for National Statistics has issued updated figures. Revised data has shown that far more Britons left the UK last year than previously thought, but that net migration is coming down quicker as well. Updated figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 257,000 British nationals emigrated in the year to December […]

    4 months ago

  • Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release from jail

    Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein celebrated Tommy Robinson’s release from jail

    The message was to an unnamed individual in 2018. Private emails released by US lawmakers show Jeffrey Epstein backing Tommy Robinson. In a message to an unnamed individual in 2018, Epstein wrote “Tommy Robinson !! good work.” This was after the far-right agitator, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was released from prison. The 42-year-old had been […]

    4 months ago

  • Zack Polanski’s Greens have ‘commanding lead’ among young people, poll shows

    Zack Polanski’s Greens have ‘commanding lead’ among young people, poll shows

    The youth are flocking to the Greens Whilst Reform continue to lead by a clear margin in the polls, when it comes to the young people of Britain it’s Zack Polanski’s Green Party they’re backing. The Greens have experienced a real surge in the polls since Polanski was elected leader of the party, hitting an […]

    4 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 477

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 477

    The week? Completed it mate 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 […]

    4 months ago

  • Wes Streeting responds to claims he’s trying to oust Keir Starmer

    Wes Streeting responds to claims he’s trying to oust Keir Starmer

    ‘Whoever’s been briefing this has been watching too much Celebrity Traitors.’ Wes Streeting has issued an emphatic denial of rumours that he is eyeing up a bid to oust Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister. On Tuesday evening, allies of the PM briefed that Sir Keir would fight any challenge to his […]

    4 months ago

  • Heating should be on for eight hours a day during winter, experts say

    Heating should be on for eight hours a day during winter, experts say

    Experts have issued a reccomendation When and how warm to have the heating on is a huge debate in households across the country, but experts have had their say to settle the debate. With bills remaining high due to the cost of living crisis, many of you will be trying to strike a balance between […]

    4 months ago

  • Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama programme

    Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama programme

    The BBC has not issued a response yet Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening them with legal action over the way a speech of his was edited in a Panorama programme. On Sunday, director general Tim Davie and BBC News CEO Deborah Turness both announced their resignations, following criticism over a the […]

    4 months ago

  • Donald Trump brutally booed as he attends NFL game

    Donald Trump brutally booed as he attends NFL game

    “I’ve never heard a president booed this loudly in my life.” Donald Trump was savagely booed by the crowd as he attended an American football game in Washington. The president was in the crowd for the NFL clash between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions, making him the first sitting president in almost half […]

    4 months ago

  • Zack Polanski: ‘Keir Starmer won’t be Prime Minister at the next election’

    Zack Polanski: ‘Keir Starmer won’t be Prime Minister at the next election’

    Polanski ruled out any sort of coalition with Starmer – assuming he’s still prime minister by the next general election… Zack Polanski has said he doesn’t think Keir Starmer will be prime minister by the time the next general election comes round. Speaking on Sky News, the Green Party leader was asked if he would […]

    4 months ago

  • The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 476

    The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: week 476

    There’s some big quizzing news this week for you lot 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 […]

    4 months ago

  • Drivers convinced 99% of people don’t really know what common road sign means

    Drivers convinced 99% of people don’t really know what common road sign means

    You probably recognise it, but do you know what it means? Some motorists are convinced that most people don’t know the real meaning behind a common road sign. Whilst some road signs are almost universally understand, like stop signs and speed limits, there are definitely some more obscure ones that we only learned the meaning […]

    4 months ago