Nearly 2,000 fake Paddington Bear items seized in trading standards raids

Council officials said there had been a rise in the sale of fake merchandise ahead of the release of Paddington In Peru (Ian West/PA) - (PA Wire)

Fake Paddington Bear goods worth more than £15,000 have been seized in London following a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise.

Nearly 2,000 counterfeit items have been confiscated from shops across Notting Hill where scenes from the Paddington Bear film franchise were filmed.