As an appliance technician with more than 30 years experience, I’ve seen too many front-load washing machines ruined because customers used them to wash bathroom mats. I’ve seen a new front-loader ...

After a few hot yoga classes, or just a few poses a day, it's normal to start wondering how to clean your mat from all impurities. Mats collect dust and particles on both sides, not to mention sweat ...

NOTHING sends shivers down our spine quite like stepping out of the shower and onto a cold yet strangely damp bath mat. At this point, we normally just bundle it up, chuck it in the washing machine, ...

Throwing the bath mat in with a towel wash might seem like the right thing to do, but an expert has warned otherwise. Scott Flint, also known as Scott the Fix-It Guy, a professional US-based appliance ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how to make the most of it. This includes writing about consumer AI products and their real-world impact, from ...

When we step out of a steamy shower feeling clean, warm and on top of the world, nothing brings us back down to earth quite as quickly as putting our feet down on a sodden bath mat. So it always feels ...