The machines, under the brand names Hotpoint or Indesit, were available for purchase for more than five years. But now, it has emerged their door locking system can overheat, creating the risk of fire ...

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 ...

WHIRLPOOL has recalled 519,000 washing machines that were sold up until last year – just months after finally admitting it needed to recall thousands of potentially dangerous tumble dryers. The ...