Whirlpool today urgently recalled over half a million Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines - but not until January, with customers told to just unplug them over Christmas to stop them catching fire.

Half a million Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines are being recalled over a potential fire hazard, manufacturer Whirlpool has said. As many as 519,000 of the machines sold in the UK between October ...

Scandal-hit Whirlpool has a fresh headache after one of its washing machines exploded. Simon Bettridge, 43, said he faces a bill of more than £1,000 to replace cupboards, worktops and the sink in his ...

So far, 60,000 customers have been found to have the unsafe washing machines.Photo: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Buyers of fire-risk washing machines should be given a ...

Jemma Spurr, 33, from Hampshire was at home with three of her children - Amelia, 5, Freddie, 2, and Amber, 1, when her tumble dryer burst into flames A MUM of four was forced to flee her home when her ...

Hannah Downes covers consumer rights issues for Which?, helping to empower consumers and make their lives fairer Whirlpool has announced the recall of an extra 5,000 Hotpoint washing machines, after ...

Families with exploding tumble dryers in their homes have been told to unplug them immediately in a dramatic u-turn by manufacturer Whirlpool. The electricals giant caved in to pressure and admitted ...

WHIRLPOOL has admitted that there could be as many as 800,000 faulty tumble-dryers at risk of catching fire still in homes across the UK. Bosses, who were grilled by a group of MPs today, confessed to ...

The Government has revealed plans to recall tumble dryers in the UK which are thought to pose a serious safety risk. Those who own a tumble dryer by the company Whirlpool have been advised to plug ...