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 ...

— Products are chosen independently by our editors. Purchases made through our links may earn us a commission. Whirlpool and Maytag are two of the most recognizable names in washing machines, but you ...

A MUM-of-three “had a narrow escape” after her Hotpoint washing machine exploded just minutes after her family had gone to bed. Jane Hudson, 50, from Essex, was drifting off to sleep when she heard a ...

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, ...

MPs have called on Whirlpool to offer refunds or "swift compensation" as it recalls 519,000 washing machines. A cross-party group on consumer protection said customers had been "severely let down" ...

Another 55,000 washing machines in UK homes should stop being used and need repairing or replacing owing to a fire risk. An extra 21 models have been added to the list of 524,000 Hotpoint and Indesit ...