Whirlpool is set to recall hundreds of thousands of washing machines over the risk that they could catch fire. The US firm said as many as 519,000 washing machines sold under its Hotpoint and Indesit ...

The front-loading washing machine was meant to be the panacea of laundry. Launched with a big push in the late ’90s, the machines were supposed to use less water than the old top loaders and be easier ...