A tourist who visited China’s “fake British town” claims the £500m project would have been a perfect replica had it included one extra feature.

Ali Korsan headed to the Far East to take in Thames Town – named after the River Thames – which was built in 2006 in a bid to entice people away from Shanghai (30km away). Part of Songjiang New City, in the Songjiang District, the town is home to around 2,500 residents, although there is provision for a further 7,500 more to move in.

Thames Town’s…