UK Border Force officials are on high alert over a counterfeit toys epidemic, with a total of 259,812 fake toys worth over £3.5million seized so far this year.

The craze dolls - which can retail for hundreds of pounds - were being openly marketed as Labubu dolls in two West End stores visited by trading standards.

Around 236,000 knock-off versions of the viral dolls have been seized at the UK border so far this year