<?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>Yorkshire Post Opinion</title>    <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Yorkshire Post Opinion and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:21:49 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-14T06:21:49Z</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.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How Yorkshire's community foundations are connecting local generosity with local need]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/how-yorkshires-community-foundations-are-connecting-local-generosity-with-local-need-9350777</link>          <description><![CDATA[What if every pound of charitable giving in Yorkshire could be directed to where it delivers the greatest impact? At a time when communities face growing pressures, helping generosity flow to the right places has never been more important. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:39:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9350777</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY3M2VlMmIxLTE5YjQtNGEwYi1hNDQ0LTE1NTA1YzAyODFmMDowN2RkZmJkYi04ZDg1LTRlYjctOTA3OS00MWM2ZjkwMDdmMTg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>x</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Steph Taylor of Leeds Community Foundation, one of the organisations involved -  (x)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Yorkshire Community Foundations CEOs]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T17:39:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Valuable commitment to wind power can enter deeper waters: Cristina Garcia Duffy]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/valuable-commitment-to-wind-power-can-enter-deeper-waters-cristina-garcia-duffy-9350761</link>          <description><![CDATA[RWE and KKR’s £12bn commitment to deliver Vanguard East and Vanguard West wind farms signals confidence in Britain’s renewable energy sector. These will provide 2.8GW of electricity onto the UK grid, equivalent to around three million homes’ electricity needs, becoming fully online for 2030.]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:35:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9350761</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjE0NTg4MmE1LWY0MjEtNDAyMi1iMjlmLTdlYzE5ZGRlMDQwZDplYTBkYmNiZS05OTRkLTQyZjAtYTIwZi1kMzcyM2U4MmFlN2Q=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>x</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Cristina Garcia Duffy shares her expert insight -  (x)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cristina Garcia Duffy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T17:35:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Weakness of police 'mega-force' idea as criminals of all kinds hit supermarkets: David Behrens]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/columnists/weakness-of-police-mega-force-idea-as-criminals-of-all-kinds-hit-supermarkets-david-behrens-9350756</link>          <description><![CDATA[There are really only two kinds of technology: the useful and the pointless. At the thick end of £3,000, Samsung’s ‘family hub’ online fridge freezer falls squarely into the second category. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:33:14 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9350756</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkxZDRmNmZlLWJkNGItNGE4Ni1hZTdiLWM4MWMwY2RiN2MyMjplOWE1NWVkYy1iODJjLTQ5ZWUtOWFlZC1hNmI3OTZhMGE4MjA=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Simon Hulme</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[David Behrens has his say. 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Those kids need to learn some manners, agreed thousands upon thousands. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:23:17 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9349030</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIyZDkyYzhkLTc0MTQtNDc4MS05NGNkLTJiMTJmNDY5MWU0MTozODg0Y2FkMi0xNGEzLTQwMTUtYjYwYi0xYWI3ZWIxZDQ4NTQ=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>x</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dame Kristin Scott Thomas in a scene from John Lewis&#039;s Christmas TV advert for 2026. -  (x)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christa Ackroyd]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T10:23:17+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Police force bun-fight highlights failure to deliver genuine devolution: Yorkshire Post Letters]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/letters/police-force-bun-fight-highlights-failure-to-deliver-genuine-devolution-yorkshire-post-letters-9348016</link>          <description><![CDATA[ Gareth Robson, Kent House Road, Beckenham.]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:09:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9348016</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmM3OTEyNzlmLTMyMzQtNGVjOC1iNjU3LTFjNjY1MjQzYmMxMDowMzFhMzc5Zi0zODhlLTRhMTUtYWU2Ny1mOTg1NDM5OTk2YTY=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Ben Whitley</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wants there to be fewer police forces. 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Acerbic, and mostly funny, it caricatured the politics of the moment – including the then-Conservative Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:54:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9347400</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM4YzMyYTgyLTQ1YzItNGI4MC1iYTgyLTJiNWJjY2NlM2Q5NTplMTA3YTJkOS0zYmZhLTRlY2ItOGUxNy1kNTYyODE1MmNkZWM=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>WPA Pool</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Andy Burnham faces a crunch week in domestic and international politics, says David Blunkett (Photo by Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images) -  (WPA Pool)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Blunkett]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-12T13:54:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Columnists]]></category><category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>