<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">  <channel>    <title>Express and Star Nostalgia</title>    <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/nostalgia/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Express and Star Nostalgia and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:31:51 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-14T17:31:51Z</dc:date>    <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language>    <dc:rights>Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026</dc:rights>    <atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.expressandstar.com/nostalgia/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[National Trust respond to calls to save historic Black Country mansion where Gunpowder Plot ended]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/national-trust-respond-to-calls-to-save-historic-black-country-mansion-where-gunpowder-plot-ended-9350068</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Holbeche House retains a number of remarkable historic features</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:49:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9350068</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/04/16/2026_11_04_16_14_41_918_es%252004-11-26%2520holbeache%2520house%2520sl%252003.JPG?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Iconic Media resell</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dan Stacey hides out at Holbeche House, between Himley and Wall Heath, last stand for some of those Gunpowder plot conspirators -  (Iconic Media resell)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Stacey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-14T02:49:10+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How Midlands homes looked in the 1980s: 27 pictures full of memories]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/midlands-homes-1980s-pictures-memories-9344479</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Step back into 1980s homes with a fascinating glimpse at interiors, furniture and decorating styles of the era</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 02:04:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">8643124</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/11/12/30/Untitled-Design-2026-11-11T124216-264.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=34%2C0%2C99%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                                </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Taylor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-14T02:04:37+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[29 pictures celebrating the women who kept the Black Country, Wolverhampton and Shropshire going during WW2]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/nostalgia-pictures-retro-archives-9341477</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>As we remember those who served and sacrificed, these pictures pay tribute to the women who kept the West Midlands and Shropshire going during WW2</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:39:31 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">8643124</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/10/14/09/Untitled-Design-2026-11-10T142254-071.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=53%2C0%2C80%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                                </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Taylor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-14T01:39:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>