Worried owners of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines struggled for 24 hours to access a recall website to check whether their machine is a fire risk. Half a million appliances need to be fixed or ...

A father said his heroic little boy is 'lucky to be alive' after their Hotpoint washing machine caught fire while he was in the kitchen eating dinner. Four-year-old Jaxon Masser was in the room with ...

Exploding washing machines have sent shards of glass flying across kitchens, in one case narrowly missing a two-year-old boy. Pressure is growing on manufacturer Hotpoint to mount an investigation and ...

More than half a million households using Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines have been urged to immediately unplug the appliances as Whirlpool prepares to recall them over a fire-risk flaw. As many ...

A consumer watchdog is investigating reports of washing machines exploding, with glass doors ­shattering, sending shards flying. Website Whitegoodshelp received 50 horror stories from families, ...

07:08, Thu, Apr 21, 2016 Updated: 08:46, Thu, Apr 21, 2016 Consumer group Which? has said hundreds could be at risk after frightened families revealed the DOORS blew off their appliances. An ...

While tech advances have given us all some impressive washing machine features, the core of the machine remains simple: Water is pumped in a big drum with cloths, the big drum spins around, and water ...