2018

Events

 * 1st January - Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart are arrested for attempting to steal badgers 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.
 * 5th January - Joe has Debbie and Charity Dingle arrested after they trashed 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 Dingle tells Ross and Pete Barton that she killed their mother Emma.
 * 18th January - As Joe hosts a party at Home Farm, contractors move in to proceed with the demolition of Wishing Well Cottage, but they are unaware that Noah and Samson Dingle are trapped inside. When Eric Pollard tries to stop the contractors, one of them attacks him, but Graham Foster arrives and beats them up. He and Eric head inside and rescue Noah and Samson.
 * 23rd January - Sam Dingle goes after Joe with a gun. Whilst trying to get away, Joe falls down a pit, where Sam leaves him to freeze. However, Ross Barton saves Joe, convincing him not to call the police.
 * 25th January - Chrissie and Lawrence's funeral takes place. Later, Lachlan tries to kill Rebecca in hospital by blocking the tubes. However, he has a change of heart and stops, saving Rebecca's life.

Real life events

 * 23rd January - Emmerdale wins Best Serial Drama at the National Televison Awards.