2018

Events

 * 1st January - Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart are arrested under the Protection of Badgers Act after Tom Waterhouse calls the police on them.
 * 2nd January - Cain and Aaron Dingle help Adam Barton break out of a prison van and flee the country.
 * 3rd January - Moira Dingle attacks her estranged husband Cain after he tells her he loves her.
 * 4th January - Tom reveals himself to be Joseph Tate, son of Chris Tate. Leyla Harding leaves the village for Greece.
 * 5th January - Joe has Debbie and Charity Dingle arrested after they trash Jacobs Fold, but they are later released.
 * 9th January - Bob Hope proposes to Brenda Walker. She accepts.
 * 11th January - On the day of the Whites move to Australia, Robert Sugden kidnaps his son Seb. During the resulting high speed chase, Lachlan White grabs the wheel, steering the car into the path of the oncoming lorry. Lawrence and Chrissie are killed, Rebecca is left unconscious and Lachlan survives.
 * 15th January - Moira tells Ross and Pete Barton that she killed their mother Emma.
 * 18th January - Wishing Well Cottage is demolished on Joe's orders, unaware that Noah and Samson Dingle are inside. Graham Foster and Eric Pollard manage to rescue the boys.
 * 23rd January - In revenge for nearly killing his son, Sam goes after Joe with a gun. Whilst trying to get away, Joe falls down a pit, where Sam leaves him to freeze to death. However, Ross Barton saves Joe, convincing him not to call the police.
 * 25th January - Chrissie and Lawrence's funeral takes place. Lachlan tries to kill his aunt Rebecca in hospital by blocking the tubes. However, he has a change of heart and stops, saving Rebecca's life.
 * 1st February - Cain and Moira reunite.
 * 5th February - Rebecca wakes up from her coma.
 * 6th February - Rebecca is diagnosed with post-traumatic amnesia.
 * 8th February - Ross Barton is severely burnt when Simon McManus throws acid in his face.
 * 14th February - Liv Flaherty comes out as asexual to best friend Gabby Thomas.
 * 15th February - Cain kidnaps Simon and ties him up in the basement of an abandoned building.
 * 16th February - Sandy Thomas leaves the village with friend Maisie to live in Australia with Betty Eagleton.
 * 19th February - The villagers says their last goodbye to Sandy on video web.
 * 21st February - Tracy Metcalfe admits to husband David that she used to be a prostitute.
 * 22nd February - Aaron breaks up with boyfriend Alex Mason before reconciling with Robert. Phil Webb is arrested for blackmail and harassment.
 * 23rd February - Chas discovers she's pregnant. Chas told her mother Faith Dingle about her pregnancy but unknowingly that her boyfriend Paddy Kirk overheard. Phil is charged with blackmail and harassment.
 * 1st March - Jimmy King accidentally runs over Laurel Thomas. Priya Sharma scares her daughter Amba Metcalfe and niece Eliza Macey when she throws a bowl against a wall.
 * 2nd March - While celebrating her 2nd birthday, Jai Sharma finds bruising on Eliza's legs, which are revealed not to be from a seizure.
 * 8th March - A confused Rebecca breaks into Home Farm and attacks Joe Tate with a golf club.
 * 9th March - Rebecca is arrested on suspicion of burgling Home Farm.
 * 12th March - Rebecca nearly burns down Keepers Cottage whilst going out to get pain medication, leaving Seb on his own. Aaron saves Seb and manages to stop the house from burning down.
 * 13th March - Gabby and Liv's prank on Daz Spencer goes horribly wrong after the girls accidentally spike Lisa Dingle's drink with ketamine. Lisa collapses and suffers a cardiac arrest in hospital. Joe discover from Simon that he was the real target of acid attack, not Ross and Simon tells Joe about Debbie's involment. Later, Simon is arrested for causing bodily harm.
 * 14th March - Gabby is arrested after telling the police she solely spiked Lisa's drink with ketamine.
 * 15th March - Simon is charged for his acid attack on Ross and Joe forces Debbie to get back together as a part of his blackmail plan. Liv tells Aaron and Robert that she spiked Lisa's drink.
 * 16th March - Gabby is charged with theft and administering a noxious substance.
 * 19th March - Liv is arrested after Lisa calls the police following Liv's confession.
 * 21st March - Liv is charged with theft and administering a noxious substance.
 * 26th March - Graham confesses to Debbie that he caused the death of his wife and unborn daughter.
 * 29th March - Ross collapses after an infected wound becomes septic.
 * 2nd April - Joe is arrested for theft of a vehicle after being set up by Robert.
 * 4th April - Aaron comes face to face with Syd McFarlane, Adam's former cellmate who threatens Seb and Aaron and blackmails Aaron for £100,000. Eliza's bruises return and are determined to be a result of the medication she has been taking, proving that Priya was not responsible as suspected.
 * 5th April - Aaron, Robert and Cain deal with Syd, leaving him in a cage by a lake. However, Syd escapes and kidnaps Aaron, and blackmails Robert for £100,000, which Robert pays up by making a deal with Joe. Aaron is later freed.
 * 6th April - Ashley Thomas's memorial takes place.
 * 10th April - Phil is sentenced to four years imprisonment on two counts of blackmail and harassment. Charity is horrified to see DI Bails on TV before breaking down and telling Vanessa that Bails raped her when she was 14. Despite Charity wanting to keep it quiet, Vanessa reports him to the police.
 * 11th April - Charity takes out a box containing a blue hat, a rattle and other baby-related keepsakes, implying that she gave birth to Bails' child.
 * 12th April - Rhona discover Ross has been taking painkillers after found a box in the bin. Later, Ross attacks Rhona when she hides his painkillers. She later manages to get him to admit he has a drug problem.
 * 13th April - Chas proposes to Paddy. He accepts.
 * 16th April - Gabby is sentenced to four months community service, while Liv is sentenced to four months imprisonment. Chas is diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum.
 * 17th April - Lisa suffers an angina attack brought on by stress, and is found by Belle. Lisa later leaves the village for a holiday.
 * 19th April - Belle's schizophrenia returns when she begins to hear voices again. Laurel tells Bob and proves that Brenda stole her card and knows about their affair, which Laurel's son Arthur Thomas overhears.
 * 23rd April - Ross breaks into the Emmerdale Veterinary Centre and attempts to steal drugs from the cabinet. However, he is caught by Rhona before he blackmails her into not telling Pete anything. Rhona decides to tell Pete everything anyway, and Pete and Ross nearly get into a fight at The Woolpack when Pete confronts him.
 * 24th April - Simon's trial takes place, and whilst up at the stand, Ross realises he was Holly Barton's drug dealer. However, Simon is found not guilty and release following the death of a key witness.
 * 26th April - Daz finds out that his former sister-in-law Ali Spencer has died in a car accident following a call from his nephew Sean.
 * 27th April - Daz drunkenly tells Kerry that he could be Amelia's real father after having a fling shortly before Amelia's birth.

Real life events

 * 23rd January - Emmerdale wins Best Serial Drama at the National Televison Awards.
 * February - Writer Helen Childs dies.
 * 13th March - Emmerdale wins Soap of the Year and Ryan Hawley wins best actor at the Television and Radio Industries Club Awards.