2019 in Scotland
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Events from the year 2019 in Scotland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Elizabeth II
- First Minister and Keeper of the Great Seal – Nicola Sturgeon (since 20 November 2014)
- Secretary of State for Scotland – David Mundell
Events
- 2 January - ScotRail announces average rail fare increases of 2.8%, lower than the average 3.1% increase announced for England and Wales[1]
- 24 January - Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is arrested by police and charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and two charges of attempted rape.[2]
- 24 February - The new BBC Scotland channel has five of the top 10 most-watched programmes across Scotland on its Sunday launch night.[3]
Births
Deaths
- 1 January - Freddie Glidden, 91, Scottish footballer (Hearts, Dumbarton).[4]
- 19 January – Ted McKenna, 68, Scottish drummer (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band).[5]
- 22 January – Andrew Fairlie, 55, Scottish chef.[6]
- 24 January – Hugh McIlvanney, 84, Scottish sports writer (The Sunday Times).[7]
See also
References
- ^ "ScotRail 'rip-off' rail fares condemned as tickets increase by 2.8%". BBC. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond arrested". BBC. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "New BBC Scotland channel peaks at 700,000 viewers on launch night". BBC News. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Hearts great Freddie Glidden dies aged 91". Sky Sports.
- ^ Rock, Fraser Lewry 2019-01-19T13:17:16Z Classic. "Ted McKenna, drummer with Rory Gallagher, SAHB, Michael Schenker, dead at 68". Classic Rock Magazine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie dies after long-term brain tumour battle". HeraldScotland.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (25 January 2019). "Hugh McIlvanney, doyen of sportswriting, dies aged 84". The Guardian.