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 ...

Fresh problems have surfaced for Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda, with the former brand issuing a product recall over the safety of its products. Popular gas cookers, washing machines and dishwashers are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...