<?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>Belfast News Letter Court of Appeal</title>    <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/topic/court-of-appeal/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Belfast News Letter Court of Appeal and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:45:45 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-10-17T09:45:45Z</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.newsletter.co.uk/topic/court-of-appeal/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Judges weigh retrial in McIlwaine case]]></title>          <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/courts/judges-weigh-retrial-in-mcilwaine-case-9293594</link>          <description><![CDATA[Prosecutors are seeking the retrial of a west Belfast woman whose conviction for murdering her abusive partner while he slept was quashed, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:39:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9293594</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjA5MzM2ZDk4LTc3YWYtNDgxNi04YjMyLWE2YmM0YWZlOTEwMzo5ZGQ1MzRkZS1mOTg4LTQyNDEtOWY4MS1hM2U0NzQyMGJjNzI=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Sarah Harkness</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Julie Ann McIlwaine pictured at Coleraine Crown Court in 2024; she now faces the prospect of a retrial -  (Sarah Harkness)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alan Erwin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-17T05:39:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson sentencing: Entitlement to 50 per cent remission under fire]]></title>          <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/courts/jeffrey-donaldson-sentencing-entitlement-to-50-per-cent-remission-under-fire-9293593</link>          <description><![CDATA[​The 50 per cent remission to which Jeffrey Donaldson is entitled has come under fire.]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 05:35:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9293593</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYzNGNkZTY1LTBhNzUtNDQ2NS04OWFkLTZlYjY1NzViNDk5ZDowYmU2Y2MyZC1hMWUzLTQ2YTEtOTI4MC0wMWYyMGIyYjVhN2Q=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Charles McQuillan</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The former DUP leader, Jeffrey Donaldson, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a series of child sex offences, including rape -  (Charles McQuillan)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Iain Gray and  Adam Kula]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-10-17T05:35:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Courts]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>