<?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 strike action</title>    <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/topic/strike-action/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Lancashire Evening Post strike action and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:44:13 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-14T13:44:13Z</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/strike-action/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Teachers to strike for six days at schools in Preston and Fleetwood as Catholic academy row escalates]]></title>          <link>https://www.lep.co.uk/education/school-strikes-teacher-strikes-lancashire-preston-fleetwood-catholic-diocese-of-lancaster-academies-row-national-education-union-9351147</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The planned action will build over the course of three weeks.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:40:39 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9351147</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.lep.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/09/21/15/20/Corpus-Christi-picket-line.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C39%2C0%2C39" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Iconic Media</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Staff will once again take to the picket line at Corpus Christi Catholic High School in Preston over a church plan to convert it into an academy -  (Iconic Media)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Faulkner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-14T12:40:39+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>