<?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>County Down Now Adam Kula</title>    <link>https://www.countydownnow.co.uk/author/adam-kula/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from County Down Now Adam Kula and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:25:03 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-09T17:25:03Z</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.countydownnow.co.uk/author/adam-kula/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[PSNI warns parents to inspect Halloween sweets after needle discovered in Co Down trick-or-treat sweetie]]></title>          <link>https://www.countydownnow.co.uk/news/co-down-mother-speaks-of-horror-as-she-describes-finding-needle-buried-in-eight-year-old-sons-trick-or-treat-sweetie-9339448</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A Co Down woman says she was left “absolutely shocked and horrified” after finding a needle in one of the sweets which her child had collected while trick-or-treating on Halloween.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 13:55:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9339448</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.connachttribune.ie/webimg/b25lY21zOmYwODY3OTFiLTAyYzktNDFmZS04MjcyLWFlYmE5ZGM1YTk2ZDo5NWRjODQ5Mi01NzUzLTQ4ZTktOTZlNy0zMWFlZTIzZTVhYmU=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[An image from Mrs Bingham of the Snickers bar and the needle - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Adam Kula]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-09T13:55:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>