<?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>Bedford Today Historic England</title>    <link>https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/topic/historic-england/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Bedford Today Historic England and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:57:17 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-05T11:57:17Z</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.bedfordtoday.co.uk/topic/historic-england/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Little Barford church added to  Heritage at Risk Register 2026]]></title>          <link>https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/little-barford-church-added-to-heritage-at-risk-register-2026-9331795</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The register aims to raise awareness of vulnerable heritage sites</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:44:55 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9331795</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/05/10/56/Parish-Church-of-St-Denys-image-2.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=159%2C0%2C160%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Richard Poynder as part of Historic England&#039;s Missing Pieces Project</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Parish Church of St Denys -  (Richard Poynder as part of Historic England&#039;s Missing Pieces Project)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Hutchinson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-05T10:44:55+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>