<?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 York</title>    <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/topic/york/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Yorkshire Post York and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 13:05:05 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-12T13:05:05Z</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/topic/york/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ken Cooke: the pain, sorrow and sacrifice etched across Ken's face reminds us why we must never forget]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion/ken-cooke-the-pain-sorrow-and-sacrifice-etched-across-kens-face-reminds-us-why-we-must-never-forget-9346167</link>          <description><![CDATA[York’s last surviving Normandy veteran, at 101 years of age, is a beacon of inspiration. Yesterday, at the unveiling of the York Normandy Veterans’ Memorial Bench, on the Soldiers’ Lawn inside York Cemetery, the cameras of this newspaper’s photographers trained on Mr Ken Cooke. Quite why he is not a Sir is a bafflement. ]]></description>          <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:12:08 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9346167</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc1YmViYjYxLTc4OWEtNDAwZC05MzEwLWM4NGFmMzA0M2JhNzpkMjQ3Y2JhYS1jODIxLTQ4NDItYjVmOC01NWEzZTRiNGQ1MWU=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Jonathan Gawthorpe</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ken Cooke, Normandy veteran: if a picture paints a thousand words then this photograph paints a thousand more. Etched across York&#039;s last surviving Normandy veteran is the pain, sorrow and sacrifice of war. We must reassure Mr Cooke that we promise to never, ever forget and that we thank him for everything he and his comrades did for our tomorrows. (photo, Jonathan Gawthorpe) -  (Jonathan Gawthorpe)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Yorkshire Post]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-12T09:12:08+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Opinion]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘The conditions have changed’: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust chief calls for shift in nature management]]></title>          <link>https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-conditions-have-changed-yorkshire-wildlife-trust-chief-calls-for-shift-in-nature-management-9344771</link>          <description><![CDATA[ The chief executive of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has called for a reimagining of how natural ecosystems and resources are stewarded, as she said changing environmental conditions meant we must now act “more urgently”.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:48:44 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9344771</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU3MjVhZGFiLWRjOTQtNGNlMi1iYTQ0LWI3NzQxOGNhZjFmYjoxYWY2ZTY3ZS1jY2NjLTRkNzgtOTM5OS1mNjRiNDFmMjZjYzI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Allan McKenzie/AMGP.co.uk</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Andrew Swift, Rachael Bice, and Geoffrey Guy at The Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit 2026. Picture by Allan McKenzie. -  (Allan McKenzie/AMGP.co.uk)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Crossland]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-11T13:48:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>