<?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 Stormont Executive</title>    <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/topic/stormont-executive/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Belfast News Letter Stormont Executive and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 16:46:44 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-04T16:46:44Z</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/stormont-executive/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Almost 200,000 in Northern Ireland at risk of needing to use food banks]]></title>          <link>https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/almost-200000-in-northern-ireland-at-risk-of-needing-to-use-food-banks-9328671</link>          <description><![CDATA[​​Almost 200,000 people in Northern Ireland are at risk of needing to use food banks, an anti-poverty charity has said.]]></description>          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 18:37:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9328671</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjliOGRmZjA0LWQyZDQtNGY1Ni1iYjJjLTVmOWY3MGUzMjAwZjpjZDkwZjQxNy05NDRhLTQyMzUtODkzOS0wZGVjZjAxMmM0MDA=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=3%3A2" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Andy Buchanan</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Goods being sorted at a food bank. An emergency food parcel will be provided every 10 seconds across the UK this winter, the Trussell charity has predicted. The food bank organisation said rising costs of essentials such as food, electricity and rent are pushing more families &quot;to the brink&quot;.  Issue date: Wednesday December 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andy Buchanan/PA Wire -  (Andy Buchanan)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rebecca Black]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-03T18:37:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>