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 family has lost everything just before Christmas in a devastating house fire that they claim was caused by their Hotpoint washing machine. Jay and Linda Dickin - along with their one-year-old boy ...

Whirlpool has announced today it is preparing to recall up to 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines. The machines are being recalled owing to a fault with the door lock, which results in them ...