<?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>Falkirk Herald records</title>    <link>https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/topic/records/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Falkirk Herald records and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 08:08:02 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-09T08:08:02Z</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.falkirkherald.co.uk/topic/records/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA['Rare' records show Bonnybridge widow denied pension after husband severely injured in First World War]]></title>          <link>https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/rare-records-show-bonnybridge-widow-denied-pension-after-husband-severely-injured-in-first-world-war-9338016</link>          <description><![CDATA[A collection of First World War pensions appeal records have gone online for the first time, and one details how a local widow was denied a pension.]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 06:37:40 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9338016</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmFiMzBjOGMxLTFhMWItNDc4Mi04YTQwLTkyNTRmNWY1MjA0Yjo4ZDQ3OTcwZS0zNGMxLTQ1NWItYTI5MS1mMGUxNmQzN2EwZDI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Crown Copyright, courtesy NRS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[More than 25,000 rare records of pension appeals from the First World War are now available to view online. The files can be viewed for a fee on the Scotland&#039;s People website, or for free at the National Records of Scotland (NRS) search room in Edinburgh (Crown Copyright, courtesy NRS). -  (Crown Copyright, courtesy NRS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Christie]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T06:37:40+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>