<?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>Lancashire Evening Post Belfast City Council</title>    <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/topic/belfast-city-council/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Lancashire Evening Post Belfast City Council and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 14:03:58 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-08T14:03:58Z</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.lep.co.uk/topic/belfast-city-council/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA['Pops, you’ll always be a ‘cracker’' Comedian who made Lancashire his home honoured with blue plaque]]></title>          <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/news/people/comedian-who-made-lancashire-his-home-honoured-with-blue-plaque-blackpool-frank-carson-9333993</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Pops, you’ll always be a ‘cracker’: Comedian Frank Carson, who made Lancashire his home, has been honoured with a blue plaque in his Northern Irish home town.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:30:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9333993</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.lep.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/06/00/v2-image-production-5fde3b741f861957e4894d392d5a2b9dY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzkzOTYyNjEw-2.5469727.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Frank Carson (Niall Carson/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicola Adam]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-08T11:30:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>