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Thursday 18 August 2016

Want to lose weight this summer?


 
 
...get yourself into Langport Prison...

People trying to lose a few pounds before the end of summer are said to be queuing up to spend time at Langport Prison this week to sweat it out.

Temperatures in the glass covered 'eco' building, pictured above, reportedly reached 40 degrees on Tuesday - causing at least 60 inmates to lose 30 stone between them.

"I've been getting so hot I forgot what I'm in here for" said a Somerton Town Councillor.


This man, who runs the prison's telephone switchboard, said he'd been "trying to open a window at the 'eco' buildings since 2008" but couldn't find one.

Forecasters say the hot weather will continue for most of the weekend prompting this emergency advice to inmates from the Home Office:

"draw the curtains and sleep in the fridge...and next summer move to somewhere sensible"