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All rights reserved. 2024</dc:rights>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Man in England shirt who looted Lush and Shoezone during riots admits burglaries]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-riots-lush-looting-bath-bomb-hull-guilty-b2595548.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>John Honey’s sentencing was delayed on Tuesday after claims he asked a prison probation officer ‘if he wanted his autograph’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:56:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595548</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/11/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>X/Twitter</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Middleton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:56:36+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What does Julen Lopetegui need to do to improve West Ham?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/julen-lopetegui-david-moyes-west-ham-premier-league-b2595707.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Spaniard has replaced David Moyes in the dugout with plans to bring a more attacking style of football to the team </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:54:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595707</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/05/23/11/48ac01e1c36b7bad9d6c4ea841c49a11Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzE2NTQ1ODIw-2.76290413.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[West Ham announced Julen Lopetegui as their new manager in May (John Walton/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Callum Rice-Coates]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:54:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat slams ‘delusional’ Elon Musk over claim UK civil war is inevitable]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tom-tugendhat-elon-musk-delusional-civil-war-b2595739.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Former security minister hit out at Nigel Farage and said Keir Starmer should have sacked home office minister Jess Phillips as he set out how he would have responded to the riots</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:53:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595739</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/9eb9e87bd53b5ed7d5d9206f1b8edbd4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjQ4NTM5-2.77060699.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Mr Tugendhat criticised Nigel Farage for not criticising the riots (Danny Lawson/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Devlin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:53:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Girl stabbed ‘eight times with steak knife’ in Leicester Square attack that left her needing plastic surgery]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/leicester-square-stabbing-court-ioan-pintaru-b2595503.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Ioan Pintaru, 32, appears in court charged with attempted murder and possession of bladed article </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:52:41 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595503</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/inset-tttSEI217164021-%281%29-copy.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA/Facebook</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ioan Pintaru, 32, has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after an 11-year-old girl was stabbed in Leicester Square -  (PA/Facebook)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tara Cobham]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:52:41+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump-Musk interview updates: Trump says he’ll flee to Venezuela if he loses election claiming it’s a ‘far safer place’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-musk-interview-harris-news-live-b2595378.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Elon Musk interview broadcast some 40 minutes late after being beset by technical difficulties, which host later blamed on server attack</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:52:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2592431</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/05/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Margo Martin/Reuters</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump participates in an interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk on the social media platform X from his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, on August 12 2024 -  (Margo Martin/Reuters)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Connell,Joe Sommerlad,Mike Bedigan and Namita Singh]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:52:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Colbert mocks Trump for reportedly calling Harris a ‘b****’ behind closed doors]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-kamala-harris-insult-b2595703.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This is far from Trump’s first sexist attack against the vice president </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:51:20 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595703</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/SEI216804217.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Donald Trump speaks during an election campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on August 9, 2024. Reports say he has been calling Kamala Harris a ‘b****’ behind closed doors -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Rissman]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:51:20+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[NatWest latest major lender to offer sub-4pc mortgage rate in new price war]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/natwest-major-lender-mortgages-interest-rates-b2595656.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The high street lender began offering a 3.89 per cent deal with a £1,495 fee on Tuesday, following hot on the heels of other attractive offers for homeowners from Santander, Barclays, HSBC and Halifax</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:49:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595656</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/09/09/3c3719f7eb902e5445889346c7181952Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzMjc3NzUx-2.76550184.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Lenders have been cutting mortgage rates in recent weeks (Yui Mok/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Middleton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:49:34+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The best saucepan sets for cooking up a storm, tried and tested]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/kitchen-accessories/best-pan-sets-saucepans-b2257190.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>We turned up the heat in a bid to find the best saucepan sets on the market </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:49:04 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2257190</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/Saucepan-sets-hero-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The best sets will cook food quickly and evenly, with few or no hot spots and little burning at the base -  (The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessie Johnson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:49:04+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Kitchen Accessories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home &amp; Garden]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Whey protein vs amino acids: Which supplement should you take?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/health-and-fitness/whey-protein-vs-amino-acids-b2595608.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Which supplements should you use to support your efforts in the gym?  Our fitness writer investigates </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:48:05 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595608</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/My-Protein-Impact-hero-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent / Myprotein</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Should you take  whey protein or amino acid supplements? -  (The Independent / Myprotein)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Bullmore]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:48:05+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Fitness and wellbeing]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Tom Lockyer returns to training with Luton in next stage of his rehabilitation]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/luton-bournemouth-london-wales-cpr-b2595756.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The 29-year-old’s heart stopped for two minutes on the pitch at Bournemouth in December.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:43:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595756</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/18f72fbca6428f0a6869167b0aa539aeY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjQ5NTMz-2.76058842.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Tom Lockyer is back at Luton’s training ground (Bradley Collyer/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Sims]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:43:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Cotton candy burritos’: Take a look at the US’s latest bizarre stadium food]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/sport/cardinals-candy-burrito-stadium-food-b2595746.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>"Cotton candy burritos" are the latest stadium snack on offer in the US, according to an <a href="/topic/arizona-cardinals">Arizona Cardinals</a> official.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:39:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595746</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/cropped-Screenshot-2024-08-13-at-16.30.45.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>New York Post</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Patrick]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:39:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[I tried an expert-recommended 20-minute stationary bike workout and it was the best fitness test I’ve done ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/health-and-fitness/stationary-bike-workout-b2595212.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This challenge is sure to set your thighs on fire, and it’s suitable for all fitness levels </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:37:57 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595212</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/10/Stationary-bike-workouts-hero-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent / iStock</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[This stationery bike workout tested my endurance in just 20 minutes -  (The Independent / iStock)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Bullmore]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:37:57+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Fitness and wellbeing]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The Bachelor names ex-Bachelorette contestant as star of season 29]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-bachelor-grant-ellis-season-29-b2595657.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Grant Ellis will be the second-ever Black star of ‘The Bachelor’ </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:34:50 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595657</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/172753_0244-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Disney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[‘The Bachelorette' season 21 contestants -  (Disney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Inga Parkel]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:34:50+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[ Drivers who have never been to Dartford Crossing fined for unpaid journeys]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/dartford-crossing-fines-number-plate-failure-b2595485.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>ANPR cameras appear to be capturing the wrong drivers and sending them penalty charge notices</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:32:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595485</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/27/11/ff8ad6df5e989d3ad814f8d2ba0c3a89Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIyMTYxNzI5-2.30907080.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[National Highways say penalty charge errors do occur in ‘a minority of circumstances’ but are cancelled as soon as they are contacted by the driver -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Neath]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:32:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News &amp; Advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The best UK deals right now: Boden, Pandora, Travelup, Skin + Me and more ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/deals/the-best-uk-deals-right-now-boden-pandora-travelup-skin-me-and-more-b2595743.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<h2>The best UK deals right now: Boden, Pandora, Travelup, Skin + Me and more </h2>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:32:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595743</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/Saving-United-this-weeks-deal.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Savings United</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lily Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:32:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Deals]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Popular Dorset beach needs a new plan for sand dunes as they could block million-pound homes’ sea view]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/sandbanks-sand-dunes-sea-view-b2595563.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Sandbanks council has questioned whether the dunes could impact the protection of the properties </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:24:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595563</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/10/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Sandbanks is one of the most expensive areas to live in the UK, with properites averaging over £1 million -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amelia Neath]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:24:24+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News &amp; Advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[UAW files federal labor complaint against Trump campaign over Elon Musk interview]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/uaw-lawsuit-trump-musk-interview-b2595708.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Union launches assault against Trump campaign over his remarks on striking workers </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:21:07 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595708</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/08/SEI217217881-copy.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Margo Martin/X/Reuters</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Donald Trump is pictured participating in a live Twitter Spaces interview with CEO Elon Musk -  (Margo Martin/X/Reuters)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[John Bowden]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:21:07+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Former bride reveals why so many women lose friends during wedding planning]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/bride-friends-wedding-planning-tiktok-b2595699.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘People get jealous, or they are not genuine for those happy moments in your life,’ one viewer argues </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:16:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595699</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/newFile-3.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>TikTok/@jainaazalea</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Former bride opens up about losing friends amid wedding planning -  (TikTok/@jainaazalea)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kaleigh Werner]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:16:37+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Takeaways from AP's story on Alabama's ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/alabama-ap-takeaways-gulf-of-mexico-epa-b2595732.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a lush, vibrant over 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:14:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595732</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/Mobile_Tensaw_Delta_Takeaways_32321.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Mobile Tensaw Delta Takeaways -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Kansas Newspaper Raid -  (Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. 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 (PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Middleton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:07:41+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Billionaire Richard Lugner dies aged 91, two months after marrying sixth wife]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/richard-lugner-death-sixth-wife-b2595702.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Austrian entrepreneur tied the knot with Simone Reiländer, 42, in June </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:07:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595702</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/newFile-6.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Billionaire Richard Lugner dies aged 91, two months after marrying sixth wife,  Simone Reiländer -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber Raiken]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:07:14+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Watch moment suspected arsonist sets themselves on fire during barbershop attack]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/video-australia-barbershop-arson-fire-canberra-b2595698.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A suspected arsonist set themselves alight as they appeared to try and torch a barbershop in <a href="/topic/australia">Australia</a>.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:01:45 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595698</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/7uwR9tWT-720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ACT Policing</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Browning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:01:45+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth 'Tristan und Isolde' by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-richard-wagner-icelandic-germany-billie-eilish-b2595720.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Icelandic director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival is becomes a psychoanalytic examination of self-loathing and burdensome expectations]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:00:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595720</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/Opera_Bayreuth-Tristan_72472.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Opera Bayreuth-Tristan -  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronald Blum]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:00:53+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[City birds can be carriers of antibiotic resistant bacteria, study suggests]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/birds-animals-university-england-oxford-b2595717.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[In the study, researchers analysed 700 samples of bacteria taken from the guts of 30 species of wild birds across eight countries, including the UK.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595717</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/16/f160085d31a7e180a9c3e86155f92e25Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjQwMzky-2.39295302.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[City birds have been found to be carriers of antibiotic resistant bacteria (Ben Birchall/PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nina Massey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T15:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Stargazing in August: The magical sight of meteors]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/space/stars-august-night-sky-space-b2595680.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The sky is putting on an action-packed show this month, writes Nigel Henbest </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2024 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2459590</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/14/fb0240f9fca0278efb2e399b41a76321Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNTU1MjYw-2.32385031.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The event is associated with the dusty debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years (Danny Lawson/PA) - 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 (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Ashton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:55:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Extreme heat warnings for five countries across southern Europe amid temperature peaks and Greek wildfires]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/extreme-heat-southern-europe-greece-spain-croatia-portugal-b2595537.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>Cameras in Croatian woodland keep watch on visitors – with the threat of prison for lighting a barbecue in an unauthorised location</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:54:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595537</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Hellenic Fire Corps</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Danger zone: Fighting a wildfire in Greece -  (Hellenic Fire Corps)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Calder]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:54:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News &amp; Advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Now Elon Musk is rowing with the EU over Twitter hate using Tropic Thunder memes]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-eu-twitter-riots-b2595472.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The EU warned Elon Musk against promoting ‘harmful content’ ahead of his interview with Donald Trump on Monday </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:53:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595472</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/06/12/18/MUSK-OPENAI_99303.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[MUSK-OPENAI -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Butler]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:53:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Greece wildfires - latest: Athens seaside town evacuated as strong winds spread deadly fire]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/greece-athens-fire-wildfires-2024-rhodes-map-flights-latest-b2595413.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Satellite images reveal scale of devastation from deadly Greek wildfires as thousands evacuate Athens suburbs </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:50:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594971</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/2165981267.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Volunteers fight a wildfire near Penteli, on the outskirts of Athens where the blaze is feared to spread by strong winds -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Booth,Jabed Ahmed,Stuti Mishra and Salma Ouaguira]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:50:34+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Labour MPs ‘step back’ from Twitter as Elon Musk accused of turning X into ‘megaphone for far right’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/elon-musk-labour-mps-x-twitter-b2595572.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Some MPs say they are limiting their use of the app thanks to Elon Musk’s involvement, but others have continued to use it despite criticising the platform </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:49:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595572</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/09/14/2024-07-24T014445Z_25783507_RC2C19AH32OH_RTRMADP_3_MUSK-TESLA-XAI.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Reuters</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Millie Cooke]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:49:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Mapped: Tracking Tropical Storm Ernesto as it barrels toward Puerto Rico]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/storm-ernesto-hurricane-puerto-rico-map-b2595688.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Puetro Rico residents are bracing for widespread power outages and mudslides from Tropical Storm Ernesto </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:49:08 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595688</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/115649_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>National Weather Service</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A map of Tropical Storm Ernesto’s predicted path as of Tuesday morning. The storm will likely strengthen to a hurricane by Thursday on its way to Bermuda -  (National Weather Service)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Hawkinson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:49:08+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Three-month-old baby snatched by father is found dead in a sealed bucket]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/indiana-baby-found-bucket-father-jacob-moneus-eliasard-b2595669.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>His father is also suspected of beating Jacob’s mother, leaving her with a fractured skull </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:47:21 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595669</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/newFile-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Lafayette Police Department</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jacob Moneus was found inside a sealed bucket allegedly filled with laundry detergent -  (Lafayette Police Department)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myriam Page]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:47:21+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US Crime News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Officer faces murder charge in shooting of pregnant Black woman who was accused of shoplifting]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-ohio-columbus-police-court-records-b2595710.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on charges including murder in the shooting Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother killed by police in a grocery store parking lot last August]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:40:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595710</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/Ta%27Kiya_Young_39915.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ta'Kiya Young -  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:40:30+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[13 best reusable water bottles to keep you hydrated all day]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/outdoor-activity/sports-equipment-accessories/best-reusable-water-bottle-a9388851.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Whether you like your H2O insulated, filtered or even scented, stay hydrated with these planet-friendly designs </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:38:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">a9388851</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/Water-bottles-hero-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent / iStock</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[We tested these bottles in our car, at the gym, on trains and planes, and when dashing between meetings -  (The Independent / iStock)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Siobhan Grogan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:38:36+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Sports Equipment &amp; Accessories]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sports &amp; Fitness]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Brad Pitt says he was told off by Alcoholics Anonymous for speaking about the group]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/brad-pitt-alcoholics-anonymous-b2595682.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘Everyone knows you exist. What’s the issue?’ said the actor </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:38:21 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595682</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maira Butt]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:38:21+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[24 best gifts for 5-year-olds that will delight little ones]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/kids/gifts/best-gifts-for-5-year-olds-boys-girls-b2314565.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Children can learn through play with these physically and intellectually stimulating toys</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:35:40 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2314565</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/Gifts-for-5-year-olds.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[From games and toys to instant cameras, these gifts are sure to pique little ones’ interest -  (The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoe Griffin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:35:40+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Gifts]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kids]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Julianne Hough reveals why she ended relationship with Ryan Seacrest]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/julianne-hough-ryan-seacrest-relationship-b2595696.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘I overcompensated, was malleable to fit into exactly what somebody needed me to be for them to be happy,’ Hough says </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:33:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595696</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/gettyimages-159422072-594x594.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Julianne Hough reveals why she ended relationship with Ryan Seacrest - 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 (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Ashton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:27:18+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/riots-far-right-facial-recognition-tech-b2595048.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Exclusive: </strong>Humanitarian organisations call for halt on plans to widen use of facial recognition technology </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:24:18 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595048</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/14/PA-75292377.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Humans rights groups say ‘expanding the use of live facial recognition would make our country an outlier in the democratic world’ - 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Ticket prices for every club]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/wsl-tickets-prices-cost-chelsea-arsenal-b2595638.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Liverpool have the cheapest prices in the WSL with adult tickets just £6 and juniors from £2 </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:23:38 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595638</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/newFile-2.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Arsenal will play eight of their eleven WSL games at the Emirates Stadium -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Ashton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:23:38+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[UK riots latest: Man admits looting Lush shop as girl, 13, pleads guilty to threatening unlawful violence]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-riots-protests-manchester-liverpool-southport-stabbings-b2595409.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>John Honey, 25, admitted three charges of burglary at Lush, the O2 store and Shoezone in the city on 3 August</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:12:21 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594938</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/13/SEI215004806.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Salma Ouaguira,Joe Middleton and Athena Stavrou]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:12:21+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Leicester Square stabbing: Suspect charged with 11-year-old girl’s attempted murder appears in court]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/leicester-square-stabbing-london-attack-suspect-girl-b2595420.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Child stabbed ‘eight times with steak knife’ in attack that left her needing plastic surgery, court hears </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:12:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595063</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/ioan-pintaru.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Facebook</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ioan Pintaru, 32, was charged with attempted murder and possession of a bladed article - 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 (Peter Byrne/PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Jolly]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T14:01:01+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Amber Rutter wants ‘apology for incorrect decision’ that ended gold medal hopes]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/instagram-var-b2595683.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Rutter had to settle for silver in the women’s skeet final.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:58:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595683</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/b88580e92c32a78cfe2979ce21380b15Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjQyOTEw-2.77057477.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Amber Rutter has called for changes in her sport and an apology after she missed out on an Olympic gold medal in Paris (Isabel Infantes/PA) - 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 (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Namita Singh]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:57:25+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[India]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[UN rights chief concerned about arbitrary detentions and excessive force in Venezuela's crackdown]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/venezuela-ap-nicolas-maduro-berlin-international-criminal-court-b2595684.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The United Nations’ top human rights official has expressed concern over arbitrary detentions and “disproportionate use of force” in Venezuela as security forces crack down after the country’s disputed presidential election]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:55:11 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595684</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/15/Venezuela_Election_71652.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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Then he murdered her, police say]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/murder-trial-missouri-grave-girlfriend-b2595674.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Tony Charboneau allegedly ‘punched and stomped’ Amy Hogue before shooting her in the head</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:52:25 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594051</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/09/16/wheelchair-murder.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>GoFundMe/Washington County Sheriff’s Office</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Tony Charboneau (top right) is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend Amy Hogue (left) and tying her to a wheelchair before shooting her in the head and enlisting the help of his new girlfriend Brandi Luffy (bottom right) to help hide the body -  (GoFundMe/Washington County Sheriff’s Office)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrea Cavallier]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:52:25+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US Crime News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[England cricketer Graham Thorpe died after being hit by train, inquest hears]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/graham-thorpe-death-train-inquest-cricket-b2595534.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Thorpe died this month at the age of 55, having represented England 182 times on the cricket field </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:51:22 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595534</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/10/cc6bf4f6f4b9ce50a23fa51bd0f696b0Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjI4NzIz-2.77066011.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Graham Thorpe had suffered with depression and anxiety for the last two years -  (PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Gregory]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:51:22+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What happened to Freddie Flintoff? Everything we know about his Top Gear crash]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/freddie-flintoff-top-gear-crash-accident-b2451627.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Star still suffers nightmares, flashbacks and anxiety after 2022 incident </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:57:33 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2451627</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/31/08/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>BBC</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Harrison]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2023-11-22T10:57:33+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[11 best blenders for smoothies, soups and more]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/house-garden/kitchen-appliances/best-blender-b1997190.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Each of these jug blenders and handheld models have been to work in a busy family kitchen<strong> </strong></p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:47:57 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b1997190</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/12/blenders.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>iStock/The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[We considered attachments, functions and – very importantly – how easy they were to clean -  (iStock/The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Zoe Phillimore]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:47:57+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Kitchen Appliances]]></category><category><![CDATA[Home &amp; Garden]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ford, Mazda warn owners to stop driving older vehicles with dangerous Takata air bag inflators]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/takata-ap-ford-mazda-detroit-b2595675.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Ford and Mazda are warning the owners of more than 475,000 older vehicles in the U.S. not to drive them because they have dangerous Takata air bag inflators that have not been replaced]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:47:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595675</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/Dangerous_Air_Bags_03317.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dangerous Air Bags -  (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:47:51+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Summer may be winding down but the otherworldly shrub known as buttonbush still has time to shine]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-canada-southwest-california-maine-b2595677.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Fall is just around the corner, and some summer bloomers are beginning to wind down]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:47:18 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595677</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/Gardening-Button_Bush_48732.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Timothy D. Wood</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Gardening-Button Bush -  (Timothy D. Wood)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Damiano]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:47:18+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Watch live: George Santos arrives in court ahead of corruption trial]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/george-santos-trial-fraud-court-livefeed-b2595671.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Watch live as <a href="/topic/george-santos">George Santos</a> arrives at court on Long Island on Tuesday, 13 August, for a hearing ahead of <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/george-santos-ap-new-york-congress-long-island-b2582895.html">his corruption trial.</a></p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:45:54 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595671</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/04/29/17/1813514548.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Patrick]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:45:54+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Fighter jets escort Taiwan’s Olympic athletes home after Paris Games]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/sport/olympics-taiwan-fighter-jets-lin-yu-ting-b2595663.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/taiwan">Taiwan</a> celebrated its returning Olympic athletes in a grand ceremony on Tuesday 13 August, with three <a href="/topic/fighter-jets">fighter jets</a> escorting the plane carrying them home.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:43:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595663</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/Screenshot-2024-08-13-at-13.43.26.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Ministry of National Defense, ROC</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Browning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:43:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Katherine Grainger says UK Sport using ‘different model’ to determine LA funding]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/katherine-grainger-uk-sport-paris-team-gb-london-b2595673.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[UK Sport distributes The National Lottery’s Olympic funding among the sports.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:42:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595673</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/3af1251e38607b2b1f7ee63d55134969Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjM5NTEz-2.77144438.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dame Katherine Grainger attended a National Lottery ‘ChangeMakers’ event in Paddington on Tuesday (Jordan Pettitt/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pa Sport Staff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:42:34+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump turns to teen son Barron and his influencer best friend to try to rival Harris’s ‘brat’ Gen Z appeal]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/barron-trump-harris-bo-loudon-gen-z-b2595620.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Former president has reportedly turned to Barron and Bo Loudon to tackle what his ‘middle-aged campaign aides have no clue about’: finding favor with young voters</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:42:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595620</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/10/09/8b0f6361a87547339f675194f7e78199.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Barron Trump is said to be helping his father appeal to younger voters -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Liddell]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:42:10+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/harris-trump-latest-polls-tracker-2024-election-states-b2593961.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from the <em>Independent’s </em>data correspondent.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:38:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2593961</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/18/trump-harris-indycomp-polls-lj-%281%29.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent/Liam James</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Harris now has a 2.4-point lead over Trump in the latest average of national polls -  (The Independent/Liam James)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alicja Hagopian]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:38:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Watch live as Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat gives first major speech]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tom-tugendhat-speech-tory-leader-livestream-b2595666.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Watch live as <a href="/topic/tom-tugendhat">Tom Tugendhat</a> gives his first major speech of the <a href="/topic/tory">Tory</a> leadership campaign on Tuesday 13 August.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:37:24 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595666</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/21/f1be94b200038e48310d7986490f8b1fY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNTYxODA1-2.72540543.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The former security minister is expected to accuse the Prime Minister of a ‘failure of leadership’ (Danny Lawson/PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Browning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:37:24+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Alex Albon sets ‘realistic’ 2027 target for Williams after Carlos Sainz signature]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-alex-albon-williams-carlos-sainz-vowles-b2595667.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Williams impressed under James Vowles last year but took a step back at the beginning of this season</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:36:22 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595667</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/05/15/10/eac8bf3faa4f07fa498375d45bd3f30aY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzE1ODUxNTc4-2.75466811.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Alex Albon sees his long-term future with Williams (David Davies/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieran Jackson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:36:22+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[F1]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Who has Jenn Tran sent home on The Bachelorette season 21? ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/bachelorette-2024-jenn-eliminations-rose-ceremony-b2595665.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Jenn started out with 25 eager men, but that number is swiftly dropping </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:36:08 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2576288</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/08/22/172139_03587_v1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Disney</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jenn Tran -  (Disney)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Inga Parkel]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:36:08+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Pedro Neto ready to put Chelsea back ‘where they deserve to be’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/pedro-neto-chelsea-transfer-enzo-maresca-b2595576.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Neto is one of 10 new signings for Chelsea, who have taken their summer spending to around £185m</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:27:31 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595576</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/SEI217057729.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Chelsea FC via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pedro Neto joined Chelsea from Wolves this summer -  (Chelsea FC via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Becky Ashton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:27:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Lawyer for suspect in alleged plot against Taylor Swift concerts says allegations are exaggerated]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ap-taylor-swift-vienna-wembley-stadium-islamic-state-b2595661.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A lawyer for the main suspect in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna says authorities’ presentation of the case is exaggerated and his client wouldn’t have been able to carry out plans the attorney described as “fantasies.”]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:24:19 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595661</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/08/19/APTOPIX_Austria_Taylor_Swift_62939.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[APTOPIX Austria Taylor Swift -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:24:19+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The Climate 100 List: At 90, primatologist Jane Goodall is still on her lifelong crusade to protect nature]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/climate-100/jane-goodall-climate-chimpanzees-b2592164.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Ahead of <strong>The Independent’s Climate 100 List</strong> launch in September, we are celebrating some of the leading lights being honored for their work tackling the climate crisis and protecting nature.   David Callaway shares his interview with the irrepressible Dr Jane Goodall</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:22:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2592164</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/07/13/GettyImages-522494980.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Jane Goodall, pictured in 2019. The 90-year-old zoologist, primatologist and anthropologist is regarded as the foremost expert on chimpanzees in the world, still travels almost every day of the year promoting her Jane Goodall Institute and raising money to protect the environment -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Callaway]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:22:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Climate 100]]></category><category><![CDATA[Climate]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Brentford hold firm on Ivan Toney’s high price tag ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/ivan-toney-brentford-manchester-united-chelsea-transfers-b2595592.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The striker is on the market for £60m but the Bees risk losing him for free next summer if they cannot secure a deal during this window </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:16:41 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595592</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/12/2024-02-17T141018Z_334342202_UP1EK2H13D5DD_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-ENGLAND-BRE-LIV-REPORT.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Action Images via Reuters</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Brentford have set a price of £60m for their star forward but so far clubs have been reluctant to meet it. -  (Action Images via Reuters)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Delaney]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:16:41+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Mother of Nottingham attack victim Barnaby Webber says family is ‘hanging on by a fingernail’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/nottingham-attacks-emma-webber-gmb-b2595590.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>If you are experiencing feelings of distress and isolation, or are struggling to cope, The Samaritans offer support; you can speak to someone for free over the phone, in confidence, on 116 123 (UK and ROI), email </em></strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:jo@samaritans.org"><strong><em>jo@samaritans.org</em></strong></a><strong><em>, or visit the Samaritans website to find details of your nearest branch.</em></strong></p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:11:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595590</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/14/nKEg2SmJ-720.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ITV/Good Morning Britain</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Browning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:11:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Finger-lickin’ fraud! School employee jailed for nine years for stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/school-lunch-theft-illinois-jail-b2595652.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The chicken wing theft was uncovered during an investigation that found the food service department overspent its budget by $300,000 halfway through the year. </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:10:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594504</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/10/19/Screenshot-2024-08-10-at-2.52.55%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Cook County State's Attorney's Office</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Vera Liddell pleaded guilty to stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from an Illinois school district and was sentenced to nine years in prison. -  (Cook County State's Attorney's Office)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Lang]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:10:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US Crime News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Kit Harington shares one ‘fault’ with Game of Thrones’ final season: ‘Mistakes were made’ ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/game-of-thrones-industry-kit-harington-watch-b2595651.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘I’m not sure there was any alternative,’ actor said </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:09:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594931</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/08/newFile-5.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>HBO</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Stolworthy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:09:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Freddie Flintoff reveals details about aftermath of near-fatal Top Gear crash]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/freddie-flintoff-crash-what-has-happened-face-b2594642.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘I genuinely should not be here,’ former cricketer said </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:08:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2591374</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/07/31/08/newFile-1.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>BBC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Freddie Flintoff makes rare statements on ‘horrifying’ crash -  (BBC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Stolworthy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:08:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Scott Peterson’s lover breaks silence for first time two decades after he murdered pregnant wife]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/scott-peterson-laci-amber-frey-netflix-affair-murder-b2595543.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Amber Frey was having an affair with Peterson leading up to the Christmas 2002 murder of Laci Peterson </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:06:22 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595543</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/11/split-US-3.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Scott Peterson (left) was convicted of killing his eight-month pregnant wife Laci (top right). His ex-lover Amber Frey (bottom right) has spoken out for the first time now -  (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation/Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Myriam Page]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:06:22+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US Crime News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv still advancing in Kursk as Moscow opens 400 shelters amid evacuation]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-kursk-kyiv-putin-zelensky-advancing-incursion-b2595649.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Ukrainian forces have announced that the Sumy region, on the Ukrainian side of the border with Kursk, is now under lockdown over fears of Russian sabotage groups jeapordising their incursion  </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:05:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2579745</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/07/SEI217121663.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ukrainian servicemen of the 43rd Artillery Brigade fire self-propelled artillery 2S7 Pion toward Russian positions, in an undisclosed area, in the Pokrovsk district, in the eastern Donetsk region -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Watling  and Alexander Butler]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:05:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Man who died in helicopter crash on Cairns hotel roof had no previous flying experience in Australia]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/helicopter-crashes-hilton-hotel-nautilus-aviation-b2595648.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[A man who died when the helicopter he was flying crashed onto a hotel roof in Queensland, Australia, was an employee of the aviation company that owned the aircraft but didn't work as a pilot and hadn't flown in Australia before]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:04:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595564</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/13/SEI217121869.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>EPA</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Charlotte Graham-McLay]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:04:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Australasia]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[George Clooney says he is ‘a little irritated’ with Quentin Tarantino over career remark]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/george-clooney-quentin-tarantino-brad-pitt-b2595645.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>’Now I’m like, ‘Alright dude, f*** off’,’ actor said </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:01:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595645</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/13/George-Clooney-Quentin-Tarantino.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Stolworthy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:01:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Barack Obama shares his summer playlist, from Charli XCX to The Rolling Stones]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/barack-obama-summer-playlist-charli-xcx-b2595635.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Former US president has been sharing his favourite anthems annually since 2015 </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:46 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595635</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/13/newFile-2.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellie Muir]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:00:46+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway’s son arrested for assaulting girlfriend]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/marius-borg-hoiby-norway-royal-family-arrested-abuse-b2595603.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Marius Borg Høiby was four-years-old when his mother married the heir to the Norwegian throne </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:00:27 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595603</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/12/GettyImages-2165187087-copy.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Lise Aserud//NTB/AFP/Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Norwegian royal family has been rocked by scandal as the Crown Princess’ son faces allegations of physically assaulting his girlfriend -  (Lise Aserud//NTB/AFP/Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Athena Stavrou]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T13:00:27+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Made by Google event – live: What to expect, how to watch and more  ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/gadgets-tech/made-by-google-2024-event-b2595121.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Pixel 9 will debut at Google’s event today, but what else might the tech giant announce? </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:56:59 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2591308</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/15/Made-by-google-hero-indybest.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The tech giant is expected to announce a slew of new products at its annual hardware event -  (The Independent)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Hogarty and Alex Lee]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:56:59+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[IndyBest]]></category><category><![CDATA[Extras]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Taiwan deploys F-16 fighter jets to escort gold medal-winning boxer home after gender test furore]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/taiwan-f16-fighter-jet-olympic-gold-medal-b2595493.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>F-16 jets released fire flares in the sky as soon as they joined the EVA Air flight carrying Taiwan’s athletes</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:52:16 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595493</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/09/Taiwan-olympics.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (ROC)/ X</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Taiwan’s F-16 flies alongside the EVA Air flight carrying Taiwanese Olympic athletes coming home to Taipei -  (Taiwan Ministry of National Defence (ROC)/ X)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arpan Rai]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:52:16+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[East Asia ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Turkey’s best beaches, as chosen by a local]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/europe/turkey/turkey-best-beach-breaks-b2350460.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p> With 5,000 miles of coastline, the country has holiday options to suit everyone; local expert Jennifer Hattam shares her favourites</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:50:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2350460</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2023/06/02/16/iStock-878709210.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty/iStock</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Take a trip to the Turkish coast this summer -  (Getty/iStock)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer Hattam]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:50:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category><category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Filipino gymnast who won 2 Olympic golds in Paris gets hero's welcome and free buffets for life]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-filipino-paris-manila-gold-b2595646.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo has flown home to a hero’s welcome after winning two gold medals at the Paris Olympics]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:48:37 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595646</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/13/Paris_Olympics_Artistic_Gymnastics_40693.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Paris Olympics Artistic Gymnastics -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Via AP news wire]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:48:37+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘His best work’: New Banksy artwork revealed in London as mystery animal murals continue]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/banksy-artwork-london-animals-meaning-b2595616.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/banksy">Banksy</a> unveiled the eighth artwork in his animal-themed collection in <a href="/topic/london">London</a> on Monday 12 August, a silhouette of a rhinoceros which looks as though it is climbing on top of a car.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:47:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595616</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/13/11/5384f9a6bc52b63c79c489fdc064a5f2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzIzNjMwMTE0-2.77144749.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The new artwork unveiled by Banksy at London Zoo. (Stefan Rousseau/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver Browning]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:47:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Voices: How poking fun at Donald Trump’s lisp could backfire]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-elon-musk-interview-lisp-b2595612.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Here we are, mocking a man for his speech impediment rather than engaging with the substance of his words. 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All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Afghanistan Pakistan -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rahim Faiez]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:44:31+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted airports reveal busiest-ever July]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/heathrow-manchester-stansted-airport-busiest-july-passengers-b2594914.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The fastest growth at Heathrow is for domestic flights, with an increase of 14.7 per cent year-on-year </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:41:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2594914</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/07/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Simon Calder</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Record-breaking: London Heathrow Terminal 5 as seen from a departing British Airways aircraft -  (Simon Calder)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Calder]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2024-08-13T12:41:14+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News &amp; Advice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Millie Bobby Brown reveals she adopted her husband’s last name ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/millie-bobby-brown-husband-bongiovi-name-bon-jovi-b2595639.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi tied the knot in May during a private ceremony </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 12:41:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2595137</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/12/15/GettyImages-2051633617.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Millie Bobby Brown reveals she adopted her husband’s last name - 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