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 ...

Tumble dryer manufacturer Whirlpool advised half a million customers to check their tumble dryers earlier this year amid fears the machines could erupt into flames. Now 519,000 machines are being ...