Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William is to go on sale in Britain

A copy of Pippa Middleton's bridesmaid dress at her sister Kate's wedding to Prince William is to go on sale in Britain, at about a 100th of the cost of the original, a store said.Middleton almost stole the show on her elder sister's big day in April, wowing a global television audience of some two billion viewers as she arrived at Westminster Abbey in a figure-hugging white Alexander McQueen dress.Her stunning appearance sparked an Internet frenzy, with the Facebook group "Pippa Middleton Ass Appreciation Society" attracting almost a quarter of a million fans.

The original reportedly cost around £20,000 but the replica will retail for just £170, said Debenhams, which has branches across Britain.The store said it has been inundated with requests for dresses modelled on those at the royal wedding, with demand for Middleton's gown even outstripping interest in the dress worn by her sister, now known as Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge.

Afghan TV series pokes fun at government with "The Ministry"

 Britain and the United States poke fun at incompetent, arrogant middle managers in the television comedy "The Office," but in Afghanistan the target is a fictional minister of garbage in a new series called "The Ministry."involved with the show a senior producer  Abazar Khayami said,"We'll see how open (Afghans) are to this style of comedy"."If you look at the United States and Europe, they are always poking fun at the government but to do that here we really don't know what to expect," he said. "No one thinks there is anything to be concerned about."




Dawlat is the arrogant minister for garbage in Hechland, which translated from Dari means "Nothing Land," and the first eight-episode season following daily life in the ministry premiered on Afghanistan's TOLO TV on Thursday.the minister says that the story of his rise to power was too long to explain."Let's just say that no one's talent and ability goes unnoticed for too long," says Dawlat, sitting at his large desk in front of a colored map of Hechland that resembles a cracked car windshield and the country's green flag with a yellow star.

"And by God's grace, I have both talent and ability," adds Dawlat, who is played by 65-year-old Abdul Qadr Farokh.