'Virtual ice cream van' Deliveroo announces huge rise in orders across the county during lockdown heatwave

And according to Deliveroo data, it appears people are turning to ice-cream to do just that.

The food-delivery company has reported a massive 412% surge in ice-cream orders across the county as people in lockdown celebrate the beginning of what looks set to be a scorching summer from their homes.

According to Deliveroo, a rise in orders of ice-cream is fairly typical around the summer months - the company reported a 38% uplift in sales of the frozen dessert this time last year.

With orders rocketing by a record 412% this weekend however, it appears that customers are craving ice-cream at home like never before, with Deliveroo acting as a virtual Ice Cream Van whilst customers have been staying home.

Arabella Jenkins at Deliveroo said: “No one embraces summer quite like us Brits - even though people might be spending more time at home than they usually would in the summer months, it’s great to see our customers finding new ways to celebrate BST in lockdown. From BBQ bundles to Ben and Jerry’s - we’re constantly expanding our offerings so that we can be the perfect partner this summer.”

From a classic vanilla whippy, to Magnum ice-creams and Fabs, here are the most popular ice-creams being ordered in lockdown according to Deliveroo:

1) Soft Serve Vanilla Ice Cream

2) Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough

3) Magnum Classic Ice Cream

4) Vanilla Ice Cream

5) Nestle Fab With Real Strawberry

6) Crushed Milk Chocolate Cookies, Frost Soft Serve Ice Cream

7) Banana Caramel Ice Cream

8) Pistachio Ice Cream

9) Whippy Ice cream

10) Blue Raspberry