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The Tefal Actifry electric fryer can overheat and burst into flames, the BBC television programme Watchdog revealed last night.

The wooden spoon is the most useful gadget of all time, according to an illustrious panel of food writers and chefs - and Philippe Starck's iconic citrus squeezer is not.

Sales for BHF Group's Direct Company jumped by over 10% in October, compared to the same month in 2007.

Debenhams made the unexpected announcement today that its managing director Angela Spindler would leave the company at the end of this month - after just nine months in the role.

Next year’s Ambiente show in Frankfurt is promising to present the most important trends for 2009 and the most exciting new products.

Having produced more than 3m kitchen bins from its two production centres in the UK and Belgium, Brabantia is already celebrating a year before the Touch Bin's 10th birthday next year.

Tesco is set to take twice as long to pay its non-food suppliers, increasing its payment terms from 30 to 60 days.

Administrators of the Rosebys group of companies have closed a further 24 of the home textile retail chain’s outlets, making 144 people redundant.

Shoppers will spend more this Christmas than last despite the financial crisis – but the extra spend will be driven by the higher cost of food.

Jura has signed up as a sponsor of next year's Housewares Conference, and says it is looking forward to the exposure that the event will give the company.