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.

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 ...

Whirlpool will recall hundreds of thousands of washing machines just months after it launched a major recall of potentially dangerous dryers. The firm said as many as 519,000 washing machines sold ...