2 hours ago · London
The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a local story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to London. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 06:00 UTC. The headline in use is “The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The record-breaking heat in London, in summer 2022, resulted in an appalling problem in my neighbourhood – which one man took on, armed only with a jet wash It was that terrifying summer in 2022 when London reached 40C. I was staying in a friend’s flat while she was away…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
The pest I’ll never forget: the maggots that rained down like hail
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- The Guardian