A website and helpline set up to advise owners of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines are now “fully operational”, Whirlpool said as it apologised for technical problems. Whirlpool announced on ...

Owners of fire-prone Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines will learn in the coming days how long they must wait for a replacement or repair. Most fear many more weeks without a functioning machine, ...

Washing machine manufacturers have been accused of making appliances that are so costly to fix it is cheaper to buy a new one. Leading brands have changed the design of their machines so they are ...

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.

A recall of up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines has been launched, after they were found to pose a fire safety risk – here are your rights if your machine's affected. The fault is ...