<?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 lights</title>    <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/topic/lights/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Express and Star lights and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:41:49 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-21T03:41:49Z</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/topic/lights/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[When hundreds of thousands flocked to  the bright lights of Walsall]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/when-hundreds-of-thousands-flocked-to-the-bright-lights-of-walsall-9299080</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>News that the lights display could be returning will bring back memories for the thousands of people who flocked to the town’s arboretum</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:05:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9299080</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/10/20/13/2026_10_20_12_38_17_469_MNA_CD79DD5888884E85AE985AF.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Walsall Illuminations in 1955 featured a depiction of Gulliver in Lilliput - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Andrews]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-21T01:05:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>