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Events from the year 2024 in Scotland.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 1 January – Police Scotland launch a murder investigation following the death of a 38-year-old man who was shot outside an Edinburgh pub shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve. A second man injured during the incident has been taken to hospital.[1] The deceased man is subsequently named as Marc Webley.[2]
  • 3 January – Police say they are "extremely concerned" for the safety of Laura Wilkie, a 43-year-old woman from Ayr, who has been missing since 18 December 2023.[3]
  • 4 January – Owners of American XL bully dogs in England and Wales are warned not to rehome them in Scotland as they become a banned breed under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 in England and Wales.[4]
  • 5 January – Fugitive Nicholas Rossi, wanted in the United States on rape charges, is extradited from Scotland.[5]
  • 6 January – A 32-year-old man and 25-year-old woman have been arrested and charged with murder over the death of Marc Webley on New Year's Eve, police have confirmed.[6]
  • 8 January – Scottish Government papers reveal that a fragment of the Stone of Destiny gifted to Alex Salmond in 2008, and thought to be lost, is being held by the Scottish National Party at its headquarters.[7]
  • 9 January – BBC News reports that a ban on American XL bully dogs is likely in Scotland by the end of January.[8]
  • 10 January –
    • First Minister Humza Yousaf confirms those in Scotland convicted because of the Post Office scandal will be cleared following a similar announcement at Westminster for England and Wales, and that he will work with the UK government to bring this about.[9]
    • It is reported that David Page, the deputy chief officer at Police Scotland and the force's most senior member of civilian staff, has made a complaint against new Chief Constable Jo Farrell, doing so within weeks of her arrival.[10]
  • 11 January –
    • First Minister Humza Yousaf confirms that the Scottish Government will "in essence replicate" the law in England and Wales banning unlicensed ownership of American XL bully dogs.[11]
    • Plans are announced for West Town, a £2bn 7,000 home development on land near Edinburgh Airport.[12]
  • 13 January – A 70-year-old woman is charged after a car ran into protesters at a pro-Palestine march in Edinburgh.[13]
  • 14 January – Ramsay El-Nakla, the brother-in-law of Humza Yousaf, has been charged by police in connection with drugs offences.[14]
  • 15 January –
    • Robert O'Brien and Andrew Kelly are sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum terms of 22 and 18 years respectively for the 1996 murder of Caroline Glachan.[15]
    • James Stockan announces he will step down from the post of leader of Orkney Islands Council, as well as relinquishing his council seat, after six years in the role.[16]
  • 16 January –
    • A yellow weather warning is in place for snow and ice for the whole of Scotland.[17]
    • Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain, Scotland's most senior lawyer, apologises to victims of the Post Office scandal, saying they were let down by the justice system.[18]
    • Finance Secretary Shona Robison confirms that the Scottish Government is to cut at least 1,200 funded university places as they cannot afford to continue paying for additional places created during the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]
  • 29 January – Edinburgh City Council is scheduled to implement a ban on pavement parking.[20]

Scheduled events

Sports

Holidays

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Man dies in shooting outside Granton pub before New Year bells". BBC News. BBC. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ↑ "Granton shooting: Murdered man Marc Webley told enemies 'come and get it'". BBC News. BBC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Police 'extremely concerned' for missing Ayr woman". BBC News. BBC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dog owners warned not to rehome banned XL bullies in Scotland". BBC News. BBC. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "US fugitive Nicholas Rossi extradited from Scotland". BBC News. BBC. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Marc Webley murder: Man and woman charged over shooting at Edinburgh pub". BBC News. BBC. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Missing Stone of Destiny chip found in SNP cupboard". BBC News. BBC. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ↑ Kerr, Andrew (9 January 2024). "American XL bully ban in Scotland 'likely by end of month'". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Post Office scandal victims in Scotland to be cleared". BBC News. BBC. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Cowan, David (10 January 2024). "Complaint lodged against new Police Scotland chief". BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Scotland to replicate ban on XL bully dogs – Yousaf". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "£2bn town planned near Edinburgh Airport". BBC News. BBC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Gecsoyler, Sammy (13 January 2024). "70-year-old charged after car runs into pro-Palestine demo in Edinburgh". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Humza Yousaf's brother-in-law charged with drug offences". BBC News. BBC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  15. ↑ "Caroline Glachan murder: Two men jailed for killing schoolgirl in 1996". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "Orkney Islands Council leader James Stockan to step down". BBC News. BBC. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  17. ↑ Brown, Steph (14 January 2024). "Met Office issues nationwide warning for snow and ice". The National. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Top law officer apologises over Post Office scandal". BBC News. BBC. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  19. ↑ "Funded places for Scottish universities to be cut". BBC News. BBC. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  20. ↑ "Edinburgh to enforce pavement parking ban from January 29". BBC News. BBC. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  21. ↑ "World Orienteering Championships 2024 Edinburgh". WOC 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "Glasgow Wins 2024 Site Selection". Worldcon. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "Scotland Bank Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "UK bank holidays". UK Government. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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