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We take a look]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/best-worst-google-rated-wetherspoons-9327275</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>We reveal which Wetherspoons pubs across the West Midlands have been rated as the best and the worst</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:05:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9327275</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/03/17/08/cs-f38af3be-5936-4c73-b89b-8c1a250b205a.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Local Library</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Plaza at Rugeley has the best overall rating on Google -  (Local Library)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Vukmirovic]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-08T02:05:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Christmas lights 2026: Switch-on dates across the Black Country and Staffordshire]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/christmas-lights-switch-on-west-midlands-9333676</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Towns and cities across the region will fill up with people ready to celebrate the start of the festive season.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:01:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9333676</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/03/24/23/cs-36f9f264-9e0f-4ef5-9c54-b5012da0a2ad.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Local Library</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Wolverhampton is one of many towns and cities ready to get the festive season underway -  (Local Library)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Vukmirovic]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-08T02:01:51+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[100-year-old woman living in same Wolverhampton care home as her daughter reveals secret to long life]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/wolverhampton-woman-100th-birthday-9328439</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>She maintains her independence fantastically well and looks half her age despite reaching the milestone. </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 02:00:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9328439</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/03/17/14/Wolverhampton-Woman-celebrating-100th-Birthday-617872d2.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=1000%2C0%2C1000%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Express &amp; 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