welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. there s a record low turnout in the first legislative elections in hong kong since china tightened control. we speak to democracy campaigner nathan law. netherlands starts a tough new lockdown, as the new coronavirus variant spreads fast across europe. a victory for the hard left candidate in chile s most polarising election ever. and tennis star emma raducanu wins the bbc s prestigious sports personality of the year. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday.
and tottenham reclaimed third spot in the table with a hard fought victory over everton at the hive. we re just minutes away from the start of the 2021 bbc sports personality of the year award. it s live from 6115 on bbc one and our correspondent andy swiss is on the red carpet for us. andy, i remember this time last year i was talking to you and the red carpet was depleted. it is depleted again this year but we still have plenty of awards to look forward to. that s right. still plenty of the great and the good have been parading along the red carpet in the last hour and are now inside the studio because the show gets under way in a few minutes. as you say, it is a covid affected sports personality of the year. a smattering of sports stars in there. six contenders tom daley, tyson fury, adam peaty, emma raducanu,
raheem sterling and dame sarah storey. the winner will be decided by a public vote. you can vote by phone or online, and details of how to vote will be given out during the show. there are plenty of other awards up for grabs coach of the year, team of the year, world personality of the year. could rachel blackmore, the irishjockey who became the first female rider to win the grand national, win that? young sports personality of the year as well. a skateboarder who became britain because my youngest 0lympic britain because my youngest olympic medal winner, and others, are in contention for that. the focus will be on who will succeed lewis hamilton as the bbc sport personality of the year. as i say, the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one. you the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one. the show gets under way in a few minutes on bbc one. you better get in there. cricket now, as england
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