<?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>Ballymena Now apples</title>    <link>https://www.ballymenanow.co.uk/topic/apples/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Ballymena Now apples and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:36:15 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-04T18:36:15Z</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.ballymenanow.co.uk/topic/apples/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Disappointment as popular People's Park apple sculptures in Ballymena 'lost through vandalism']]></title>          <link>https://www.ballymenanow.co.uk/news/permanent-removal-of-damaged-five-apples-sculptures-from-peoples-park-in-ballymena-9330413</link>          <description><![CDATA[The popular ‘Five Apples’ sculptures in the People’s Park, Ballymena are to be permanently removed after a ‘significant’ act of vandalism left them too damaged to be safely restored, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has said.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:01:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9329929</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.connachttribune.ie/webimg/b25lY21zOjllZjZiMDliLTFmZDEtNDFkMC04YmNkLWJkOGY1ZjM1YTQxMzoyZTc2ZjkxNy0zOWNjLTRjZGYtOTRmZS00MzcwYTUxOWQ1NGY=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[‘Five Apples’ sculptures in the People’s Park, Ballymena - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena McManus]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-04T15:01:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>