<?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>The Scotsman Barnet Council</title>    <link>https://www.scotsman.com/topic/barnet-council/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Scotsman Barnet Council and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 08:13:41 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-07T08:13:41Z</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.scotsman.com/topic/barnet-council/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Readers' Letters: Don't wear poppies in October and they'll have more meaning]]></title>          <link>https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/readers-letters-dont-wear-poppies-in-october-and-theyll-have-more-meaning-9336130</link>          <description><![CDATA[ Too many people are wearing their poppies too early, says reader.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 17:59:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9336130</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjYwYTY1MzllLTAxZjItNDk1NS1iMzMwLWY3ZDNmNmQyOGJhZDpiMGRiYjQxOC1hYTI5LTQ2MzAtOTU4ZC01MzNkZjA3MDJhOTM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Christopher Furlong</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel talk to Ivy Knighton-Leake, aged six, one of the UK&#039;s youngest Poppy Appeal collectors, in Manchester (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) -  (Christopher Furlong)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scotsman Letters]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-06T17:59:36+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Letters]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>