AN 11-year-old inventor has won a national television competition for a device she designed to pick up dog dirt.
Nicole Bell, of Darlington, was so embarrassed to carry around bags containing dirt from Yorkshire terriers Rosie and Mitzy that she invented a poo pod.
The lunchbox-style design allows pet owners to pick up dirt in a plastic bag and store it out of sight in a container.
Nicole, a pupil at Hummersknott School and Language School, entered her design into the Entreprejunior competition for inventors under 16, launched by Channel 4's Richard and Judy Show.
She came top in a viewers' phone poll, winning £500 and tea with Richard Branson.
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