<?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 local history</title>    <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/topic/local-history/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Express and Star local history and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:18:32 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-06T03:18:32Z</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/local-history/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Black Country historian to talk about the joys of metal detecting]]></title>          <link>https://www.expressandstar.com/news/black-country-historian-to-talk-about-the-joys-of-metal-detecting-9333695</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Author will talk about his hobby to Sedgley history group</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:06:23 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9333695</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.expressandstar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/04/30/18/iconic-upload-GN4_DAT_9701166_1524225001.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[The joys of using metal dectecting - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Andrews]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-06T00:06:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>