this is bbc news, the headlines: governments around europe are imposing tight restrictions in reaction to the rapid spread of the omicron covid variant. in the netherlands, the prime minister has announced a stringent lockdown. all non essential shops and stores will close until at least mid january as well as schools and colleges. the brexit minister lord frost has resigned with immediate effect. he said in a letter to the prime minister that he had concerns about the government s direction of travel, and was sad that the unlocking of covid restrictions had not been as irreversible as promised. the award winning architect, richard rogers has died at the age of 88. he was best known for his work on the pompidou centre in paris, the lloyd s building and millennium dome both in london, as well as the european court of human rights building in strasbourg. now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up
now on bbc news, saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces a remarkable set of films shot in the 1950s by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant hajji mehtabuddin. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time. i was so excited to discover these films. my family had many photographs, but we lost them when we fled
in sydney and melbourne. now on bbc news. afghanistan back to the future. 60 years ago, life in afghanistan was very different to the battleground it s become in recent decades. america s relationship with the country was also very different as can be seen from a remarkable treasure trove of films, shot in the 19505 by american glenn foster, and his afghan assistant, hajji mehta buddin. saeeda mahmood, born and brought up in southern afghanistan, explores and introduces the films. this is precious. i love this sweet. and ijust ate half of it and kept another half because i thought i will never, ever have them again. for me, this is a diamond. reminds me of my childhood. and the golden time.