<?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>Shropshire Star Opinion</title>    <link>https://www.shropshirestar.com/topic/opinion/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Shropshire Star Opinion and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 08:45:26 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-11T08:45:26Z</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.shropshirestar.com/topic/opinion/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Life in service and green energy – readers' letters, plus a poignant 1919 Armistice Day tribute]]></title>          <link>https://www.shropshirestar.com/opinion/letters/letters-opinions-nostalgia-throwback-9342704</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Readers debate whether the Government should apologise for the slave trade, share family memories of life in domestic service and question the impact of renewable energy on rural communities</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:00:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">6295896</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.shropshirestar.com/jpim-static/image/2026/11/10/15/02/PA-1144590.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=160%2C0%2C161%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>©PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[PICTURE FROM THE ARCHIVE: Not a local image, but worth using for its poignancy on November 11. This image from 1919 shows road workers in Regent Street, London, baring their heads in tribute to the dead of the First World War during the &quot;Great Silence&quot; of the first anniversary of Armistice Day -  (©PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tania Taylor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-11T05:00:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>