First they ran out of chicken; Then it was gravy. Now KFC have run out of ice cubes.

Ruth Sanders of Rochdale KFC said, “We’ve spent all day having to tell people that we’ve run out of ice cubes. Most people have been alright but some have kicked off. There was a fight between two men over some ice of cokes they’d ordered. We had to call the police in the end.”

One customer told us, “I’ve driven round five KFC’s today. They’re all sold out. It’s ridiculous. I’m going to sue KFC and use the money to buy ice from Burger King.”

Another resident said, “I left to get a Fanta with ice yesterday. The Rochdale branch didn’t have any so I thought I’d drive to Huddersfield. I’ve been sat on the M62 for 11 hours. KFC need to take a long hard look at themselves. My kids have been at home on their own all last night because of KFC. If anything happens to them I’ll hold KFC responsible.”

It’s understood that the shortage has been caused by a unique combination of weather and the company that delivers ice not being able to keep up with demand.

A customer told us, “I’ve been off work since Wednesday. I’ve got 3 bottles of Whisky I planned to drink with the time off. Now KFC have ruined that. Where am I supposed to get ice from.”

The incident has led Greater Manchester Police to issue a tweet. In that tweet they said that KFC running out of ice isn’t a crime so stop phoning them. They also said getting ice doesn’t constitute an essential journey. If customers get stuck in snow because they were buying ice they will be left to freeze to death.

Fact checked by Snopes; Plagiarised by Andrew Neil; Nancy Sinatra's favourite Rochdale satirist; sued by Chris Froome and winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize for Chemistry.* *Not all of these necessarily true.