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<loc>https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/transport/drainage-pain-scottish-water-works-close-off-stretches-of-falkirk-roads-9331356</loc>        <image:image>            <image:loc><![CDATA[https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY4NGRlYjVhLTFhOGQtNDIwNy1iODQzLWZmMTgxMzk5MmYyODowNjdjNWQyNC0xMjJmLTQ0YWQtOTM5Ny1iNDk4MjdiNmU2ZmI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2]]></image:loc>        </image:image>        <lastmod>2026-11-05T08:20:01Z</lastmod>        <news:news>            <news:publication>                <news:name>Falkirk Herald</news:name>                <news:language>en</news:language>            </news:publication>            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T08:20:01Z</news:publication_date>            <news:title>Drainage pain: Scottish Water works close off stretches of Falkirk roads</news:title>            <news:keywords>Falkirk, Scottish Water, Falkirk Council</news:keywords>        </news:news>    </url>    <url>        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<loc>https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/campaigners-against-ai-data-centre-in-larbert-remain-unconvinced-following-online-meetings-over-plans-9331304</loc>        <image:image>            <image:loc><![CDATA[https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjkzMDQ3YTBjLWM1MTctNDQ0My1iZWE3LTY0YjYxZTE0ZWY2MToxOWRmY2VlZC04ZGU2LTQwMzUtYTJmMC00ZmM0ZWUxOTI2OTI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2]]></image:loc>        </image:image>        <lastmod>2026-11-05T07:35:01Z</lastmod>        <news:news>            <news:publication>                <news:name>Falkirk Herald</news:name>                <news:language>en</news:language>            </news:publication>            <news:publication_date>2026-11-05T07:35:01Z</news:publication_date>            <news:title>Campaigners against AI data centre in Larbert remain &quot;unconvinced&quot; following online meetings over plans</news:title>            <news:keywords>Larbert, Falkirk Council</news:keywords>        </news:news>    </url> 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