Quirky World ... Lifting the lid on nasty niffs with a deodorising loo seat

Blow out the scented candle and ditch the aerosol spray can — a US firm has introduced a deodorising toilet seat that it says will eliminate embarrassing odours and the need to cover them up.

A fan in the battery- operated seat sucks in air and pushes it through an odour-eating carbon filter, followed by an optional scent pack. Jerry Bougher, product manager of The Kohler Company, says the idea is to attack smells “where the action is”.