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Paul Britton & Amardeep Bassey

This ice lolly has been dubbed the nation's favourite...

The nation has spoken and voted for its favourite ice lolly as the country sizzles in the sweltering heatwave.

According to pollsters at YouGov, more than one in four Brits chose the chocolate-covered ice cream combo that is Magnum as the favourite.

It was three times more popular than its nearest rivals.

Asked to say what their favoured ice lolly is, 28% of Brits with a favourite chose the Walls’ staple.

The chocolaty old favourite trumped Fab lollies, Soleros, Twisters and Feasts by some distance, reports the MEN.

The results showed 28 per cent of people surveyed plumped for the Magnum, but just 12 per cent of 18-24 year olds named it as their favourite compared to 42 per cent in the 65-plus category.

The survey found Magnums are more than three times as popular as their nearest rivals, joint second-placed Fabs and Soleros.

Following them were Twisters, Feats, Calippo, orange lollies, Cornetto, Fruit Pastilles, Mivvi and Rockets.

Strawberry splits, Mini-milks and Nobbly Bobbly also featured on the list - although just one per cent of people surveyed voted for them.

Magnums, Fabs, Twisters and Fruit Pastilles lollies were most popular with the younger generation.

Older lolly lovers went for Magnum and the humble plain orange lolly.

The data from YouGov Omnibus also highlights the dominance of Walls in the nation's ice lolly market.

Four out of the five top ice lollies are all Walls brands.

As for the debate over what constitutes and ice cream or an ice lolly, we'll leave that to you.

But YouGov said respondents to the survey answered in their own words rather than choosing from a list of pre-selected options.

Matt Smith, Lead Data Journalist at YouGov, said: "Our research shows that Magnums are the nation's favourite ice lolly. They're more than three times more popular than their nearest rivals, Fabs and Soleros, so clear winners in this rivalry. 

"Perhaps ironically only one of our top five ice lollies (the Fab) is actually made of ice, but the public are clear.

"So long as it's cold and on a stick it's an ice lolly.”

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