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All rights reserved. 2025</dc:rights>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Fox News host calls Trump address ‘most partisan ever’ with even JD Vance complaining over length: Live]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-speech-tonight-live-updates-tariffs-b2709111.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>President celebrates early victories in campaign-style speech rife with grievances, threats and blame</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:41:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2697837</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/2/48/SEI242560321.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP/Getty</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks during an address to a joint session of Congress -  (AFP/Getty)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Oliver O'Connell,Joe Sommerlad and Ariana Baio]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:41:10+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Hong Kong firm strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under US control]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/panama-canal-ports-black-rock-trump-b2709250.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Marco Rubio told President José Raúl Mulino that Panama had to reduce Chinese influence over the canal or face potential retaliation from the United States</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:40:38 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708860</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/16/Panama_Canal_36753.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Panama Canal -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Didi Tang and Alex Veiga]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:40:38+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[China]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Moral case’ to cut welfare bill, says minister as Reeves bids to balance books]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/business/moral-case-to-cut-welfare-bill-says-minister-as-reeves-bids-to-balance-books-b2709286.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor looks set to curb welfare spending and the cost of the Civil Service in her spring statement.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:36:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709286</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/09/ee8eba463379466b500c388a459bb1b2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMjUyMDYz-2.79271783.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will set out her spring statement on March 26 (PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hughes]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:36:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Martin Lewis advice on getting the cheapest car insurance - and the best time to renew]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/money/cheap-car-insurance-martin-lewis-advice-b2709020.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>There are a few key tricks to know when finding a good car insurance deal</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:35:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709020</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/27/09/iStock-157428440.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Toth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:35:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘Queasy and exhausting’: With Love, Meghan savaged by critics]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/with-love-meghan-netflix-criticism-lifestyle-show-celebrity-b2708794.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>With Love, Meghan - where the duchess shares lifestyle tips - launched on Monday </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:30:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708794</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/10/36/SEI241240396.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C532%2C0%2C32" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Netflix</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[With Love, Meghan has been heavily criticised following its Netflix release -  (Netflix)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Laura Elston and Tony Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:30:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Banksy’s take on Vettriano painting sells for £4.3m days after artist’s death]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/news/banksy-vettriano-butler-painting-auction-mark-hoppus-b2709276.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Scottish painter died this week aged 73, as Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus sold the Banksy interpretation of one of his most famous works at Sotheby’s</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:27:29 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709276</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/21/31/SEI240423582.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=315%2C0%2C315%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Sotheby's/PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Banksy portrait was exhibited in 2005, a year after Vettriano's original broke records in a Sotheby's sale -  (Sotheby's/PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roisin O'Connor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:27:29+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Art]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Beat insomnia with push-ups, over-60s told]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/weight-training-insomnia-old-age-b2708540.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>One in five older people struggles with <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/insomnia-how-to-cure-sleep-b2300390.html">insomnia</a> - a problem that can have negative effects on people’s health, work and day-to-day life, researchers say</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:24:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708540</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/10/27/iStock-1832639811.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C513" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Strength training including planking can help combat insomnia, research has found -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Clun and Jane Kirby]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:24:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[New car market fell 1% in February]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/business/new-car-market-fell-1-in-february-b2709281.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said 84,054 were registered in the UK last month.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:23:57 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709281</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/09/f65c86a995bf75c9b410861460394774Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMjUyMjI5-2.45816679.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[The Society of Motor Manufacturers and new car registrations fell by 1.0% last month (Gareth Fuller/PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Neil Lancefield]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:23:57+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s address to Congress, in full]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-speech-transcript-address-b2709230.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Read the full transcript of the president’s address as he unpacked his first six weeks in office</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:23:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709230</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/7/32/TOPSHOT-US-POLITICS-TRUMP-CONGRESS-k4pyy7md.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=75%2C0%2C76%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaking during an address to a joint session of Congress -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ap Correspondent]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:23:30+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Gene Hackman’s dog incorrectly identified as other mysteries surround death]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/gene-hackman-death-cause-betsy-arakawa-bear-dog-b2709198.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>One discrepancy in the death of the actor and his wife has been resolved after authorities mistakenly identified the dog</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:22:10 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709115</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/28/8/04/Gene-Hackman-uuxaytgs.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Actor Gene Hackman with wife Betsy Arakawa -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Morgan Lee]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:22:10+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Voices: Fare reforms, nationalisation, and new trains – readers have their say on fixing Britain’s railways]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/rail-travel/uk-railways-train-ticket-fares-nationalisation-b2708865.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Readers are split between full re-nationalisation and targeted reforms to fix the UK’s rail system</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:21:15 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708865</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/12/14/16/GettyImages-2140873101.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C1%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Rising fares, ageing infrastructure, and privatisation is at the heart of the debate around Britain’s railway service -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Independent]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:21:15+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Rail Travel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Cyclone Alfred latest: Rare Category 2 storm nears Australian coast as millions face ‘worst-case scenario’ ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/cyclone-alfred-live-updates-australia-map-path-weather-forecast-b2709160.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Queensland premier warns residents to prepare now for 'extremely rare event'</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:20:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2707975</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/25/23/Climate_Pacific_Cyclones_38602.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE/AFP via</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Cyclone Alfred live tracker -  (AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE/AFP via)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuti Mishra and Steffie Banatvala]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:20:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Australasia]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[12 dead in double suicide bombing that severely damaged mosque]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-suicide-bombing-bannu-deaths-b2709256.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Thirty people were injured, including children</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:19:48 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709216</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/07/Pakistan_Violence_30672.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A girl injured in a suicide bombing in Pakistan’s Bannu is treated in hospital -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ap Correspondent]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:19:48+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[South Asia]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How reliant is Ukraine on US weapons as Zelensky fights to end Trump’s pause on military aid?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-us-military-aid-weapons-trump-zelensky-b2709249.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky maintains that US support is vital to protecting his country against ongoing Russian aggression </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:19:18 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2707172</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/20/19/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Reuters</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near the frontline town of Chasiv Yar -  (Reuters)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Watling ]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:19:18+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Friends actor recalls show’s ‘toxic’ and racist environment: ‘Nobody felt the need to correct this’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/steve-park-friends-set-toxic-racist-environment-b2709244.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Steve Park opened up about a racist incident he witnessed on set in 1997</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:18:39 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709244</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/8/03/Steve-Park-in-Friends.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>NBC</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Park on Friends -  (NBC)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahana Yasmin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:18:39+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Universal Credit down: Users unable to access benefits accounts as gov.uk not working]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/universal-credit-website-down-help-uc-dwp-benefits-b2709257.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Millions of people claim the DWP benefit</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:18:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709257</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/06/12/15/PA-75993594.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Toth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:18:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Major injury blow for Newcastle and England with Lewis Hall out for season]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-newcastle-england-eddie-howe-premier-league-b2709275.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The 20-year-old needs surgery on the problem he sustained against Liverpool last month.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:17:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709275</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/09/9f6cc5868559d96ceaa4680fee53a7e4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMjUxOTQy-2.78544483.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Lewis Hall will miss the rest of the season (Bradley Collyer/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pa Sport Staff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:17:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Sue Barker hits out at BBC for sacking her from A Question of Sport and banning her from mentioning it]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/sue-barker-bbc-question-of-sport-b2709259.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Barker previously called the BBC’s handling of the situation ‘insulting’</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:00:50 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709259</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/8/04/sue-barker.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C448%2C3294%2C678" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maira Butt]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:00:50+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Taiwan downplays national security concerns after Trump and TSMC’s $100bn semiconductor deal]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/taiwan-us-trump-semiconductor-deal-tsmc-b2709196.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Opposition leaders raise concerns over country’s defence after deal with US</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:16:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709196</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/02/07/Untitled-design-%285%29.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shweta Sharma]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:16:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[East Asia ]]></category><category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What are Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, where are they and what will the deal with Trump involve?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-minerals-deal-trump-zelensky-rare-earth-russia-b2709272.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>More than 50 per cent of Ukraine’s critical rare earth mineral resources are in regions illegally annexed by Vladimir Putin and partially occupied by his forces</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:16:11 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2692067</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/20/15/SEI218012591.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A miner works at the Komsomolets of Donbas coal mine in the settlement of Kirovskoye (Khrestivka) in the Donetsk region -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Watling  and Alicja Hagopian]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:16:11+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[China warns it is prepared for ‘any type of war’ with US in response to Trump tariffs]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariffs-china-response-trade-war-threat-b2709262.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Livid China warns US against intimidation and bullying</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:15:15 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709262</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/04/17/20/SEI238565412.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=83%2C0%2C83%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping - 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 (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Editorial]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-04T20:54:08+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[The Independent View]]></category><category><![CDATA[Voices]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Couple who set record for longest kiss in 2013 have now separated]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/southeast-asia/thailand-couple-kiss-58-hour-record-separate-b2709248.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat kissed for 58 hours and 35 minutes in 2013</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:06:20 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709248</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/8/02/GettyImages-161689818.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=57%2C0%2C58%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[File. 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 (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Toth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T09:01:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Buffy Sainte-Marie speaks out as she returns her Order of Canada]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/buffy-sainte-marie-canadian-indigenous-heritage-b2709255.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Musician said she never claimed to be Canadian, following an investigation that called her purported Indigenous heritage into question</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:58:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709255</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/8/09/GettyImages-1422923637.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Roisin O'Connor]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:58:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Music]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[India coach Gautam Gambhir tells critics to ‘grow up’ after claims of Champions Trophy advantage]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/gautam-gambhir-india-champions-trophy-advantage-dubai-pakistan-b2709254.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>India reached the final having played all of their games at the tournament in Dubai after refusing to travel to Pakistan, the host nation</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:58:36 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709254</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/8/47/Gautam-Gambhir.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Gautam Gambhir does not believe India have enjoyed an advantage at the Champions Trophy - 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 (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Arpan Rai and Jabed Ahmed]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:51:15+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Pope sleeping with ventilation mask after latest health crisis]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-health-update-francis-ventilation-hospital-b2709253.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Catholics are preparing for Lent without Francis as his health hangs in the balance</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:49:31 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709253</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/27/22/07/GettyImages-2170857851.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pope Francis before his hospitalisation -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Nicole Winfield]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:49:31+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[DWP issues crucial update for those who pay rent and claim Universal Credit]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dwp-rent-universal-credit-update-b2709258.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The department has not revealed whether compensation can be expected in the future</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:49:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2704884</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/01/09/13/SEI184817646%20%281%29.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[DWP boss Liz Kendall says she will ‘right the wrongs’ of the system -  (PA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Toth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:49:12+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Ban criminals from pubs and sports games instead of sending them to prison, minister suggests]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/criminals-pub-sport-events-ban-prisons-sarah-sackman-b2709229.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The courts minister confirmed ministers will look at banning criminals from sports games, pubs and social events in a bid to free up prison spaces</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:44:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709229</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/03/15/GettyImages-2161783392.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Archie Mitchell]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:44:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[UK Politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[China targets 5% growth and increases defence budget to assert territorial dominance]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/gdp-growth-economy-defence-budget-taiwan-xi-jinping-b2709174.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Chinese premier Li Qiang announces optimistic target and delivers government's annual work report to national parliament</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:44:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709174</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/5/36/Opening-session-of-the-National-Peoples-Congress-(NPC)-at-the-Great-Hall-of-the-People-in-Beijing-bf.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Chinese president Xi Jinping and Chinese premier Li Qiang attend the opening session of the National People's Congress - 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 (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simon Walters]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:31:18+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Voices]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[For Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, Liverpool’s famous full-back duo, this might be the last dance]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/trent-alexander-arnold-andy-robertson-liverpool-b2708795.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>After seven years flourishing on opposite sides of the pitch, Liverpool’s hugely successful double act – who face PSG on Wednesday night – could be playing their final Champions League campaign together</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:46:30 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708795</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/15/26/Trent-and-Robbo.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty/The Independent</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[For Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, Paris could form part of a path to a fourth Champions League final or an end to their European trips together - 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All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan, right -  (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ap Correspondent]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:20:20+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Paddy Power owner Flutter eyes profit growth after record Super Bowl betting]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/business/paddy-power-owner-flutter-eyes-profit-growth-after-record-super-bowl-betting-b2709246.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The gambling giant, which says it is the world’s leading online sports betting firm, forecast significant growth this year.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:17:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709246</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/05/01/14/01135339-7337a902-5565-422e-9b3e-b334345aef29.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Paddy Power betting shop in north London (Alamy/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Anna Wise]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:17:47+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Capita ‘moving at pace’ with cost cutting amid overhaul]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/business/capita-moving-at-pace-with-cost-cutting-amid-overhaul-b2709247.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The group’s action to slash costs helped it offset an 8% drop in revenues to return to an annual profit.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:16:25 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709247</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/08/05080738-8eb2599a-1554-4b91-8633-2a939f22945d.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Outsourcing group Capita has said it is ‘moving at pace’ with a ramped-up cost-cutting plan as it swung back to an annual profit (Alamy/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Holly Williams]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:16:25+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu opens up on stalking ordeal: ‘I couldn’t see the ball through tears’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/emma-raducanu-stalker-next-match-uchijima-b2709214.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The former US Open champion was the subject of repeated attention from a man displaying ‘fixated behaviour’ during her match at the Dubai Open last month</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:15:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709098</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/7/23/Emma-Raducanu-reacts-during-her-match-against-Karolina-Muchova-in-Dubai.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Emma Raducanu reacts during her match against Karolina Muchova in Dubai -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jack Rathborn]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:15:09+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Tennis]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[FBI fans ‘know’ why spin-offs have been suddenly cancelled – and they’re furious]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/fbi-most-wanted-cancelled-international-cbs-b2709234.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>’No one wanted this,’ one upset viewer said of the news </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:15:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709234</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/08/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>CBS</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Stolworthy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:15:03+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The symbolic goal behind Arsenal’s ridiculous, record-breaking night]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-psv-champions-league-result-goals-b2708995.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>PSV 1-7 Arsenal: </strong>The Gunners will be heading to Madrid after recording the biggest away win in knockout history, helped by two teenagers from the Hale End academy</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:11:44 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708995</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/22/57/2025-03-04T202411Z_936800251_UP1EL341KOAO6_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-PSV-ARS-REPORT.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C43%2C0%2C42" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Action Images via Reuters</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly combined for another historic moment -  (Action Images via Reuters)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Jolly]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:11:44+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story – The tragic real life crime behind the ITV drama ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ruth-ellis-a-cruel-love-true-story-b2709236.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>A new ITV drama is set to reignite interest in the famous execution that shook post-war England and advanced the abolition of the death penalty</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:09:13 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">a8255016</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/03/14/10/ruth-ellis.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Sommerlad and Greg Evans]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:09:13+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[How Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will impact US businesses and shoppers]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-tariffs-canada-china-mexico-us-shoppers-b2709213.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs have plunged America into an escalating trade war — and consumers and businesses will be the hardest hit</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:08:53 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709107</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/01/Canada_US_Trump_Tariffs__92348.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A car waits at the United States and Canada border -  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Wyatte Grantham-Philips]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:08:53+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Daredevil: Born Again director says shocking first episode death felt ‘unfair’ ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/daredevil-born-again-foggy-death-b2709235.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘We wanted it to feel wrong. It was like, wait, this is the death he gets’</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:08:42 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709235</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/10/30/10/Screenshot-2024-10-30-at-10.48.22.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Marvel/Disney+</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Evans]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:08:42+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Steve Smith retires from ODI cricket after Australia’s Champions Trophy exit]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket/steve-smith-retirement-odis-australia-champions-trophy-b2709232.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Smith helped Australia to two World Cup triumphs in the format as part of a highly successful career</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:08:12 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709232</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/25/12/02/CRICKET-SRI-AUS-ODI-5u71kyjo.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Steve Smith has announced his retirement from one-day international cricket -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Latham-Coyle]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:08:12+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Cricket]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Democrat Al Green forced out of chamber after protesting Trump speech to Congress]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-speech-al-green-congress-b2709124.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Multiple Democrats staged protests inside the chamber as the president delivered his remarks, holding signs that bore slogans including ‘That’s a lie!’</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:06:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709124</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/2/03/U-S--President-Trump-delivers-a-speech-to-a-joint-session-of-Congress-xi5i2fag.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>REUTERS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is escorted out after shouting during U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 4, 2025 -  (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Bedigan]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:06:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Can more exercise help you sleep better?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/hiit-physiotherapy-newcastle-b2709238.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Let’s take a closer look at how being active during the day could lead to peaceful nights…]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:00:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709238</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/08/04105823-6dfb8946-ded7-48eb-b193-ff655f0d6f13.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[From reducing anxiety to regulating your circadian rhythm, the benefits of exercise extend far beyond physical fitness (Alamy/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Camilla Foster]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T08:00:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Health &amp; Families]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon to miss Carabao Cup final after Newcastle decide against appeal]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/anthony-gordon-suspension-carabao-cup-final-newcastle-b2709225.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The forward was sent off after lashing out in Newcastle’s FA Cup defeat to Brighton</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:55:20 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709225</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/02/16/0663a552789315e0a397a3e95881d9f4Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMDE5Nzk3-2.79247107.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Anthony Gordon will miss the Carabao Cup final after being sent off -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Harry Latham-Coyle]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:55:20+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Lauren Price on what makes her special: ‘Usyk and Lomachenko understand’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/boxing/lauren-price-natasha-jonas-fight-interview-b2708090.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Exclusive interview: </strong>The<strong> </strong>Olympic champion is now a world-title holder, and can collect more gold if she beats Natasha Jonas at the Royal Albert Hall</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:47:07 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708090</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/03/15/43/GettyImages-2195065154.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=115%2C655%2C730%2C613" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Lauren Price at the Royal Albert Hall, where she will box Natasha Jonas -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Pattle]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:47:07+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Boxing]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Liverpool can achieve a modern first by proving Arne Slot’s claim]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-psg-champions-league-preview-b2709105.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Before facing Paris Saint-Germain, Slot said Liverpool can’t be referred to as the best team in Europe without winning the Champions League </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:44:55 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709105</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/0/55/GettyImages-2203235244.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Miguel Delaney]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:44:55+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[What is Eid al-Fitr and how to wish someone a Happy Eid]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/eid-al-fitr-2025-mubarak-how-to-wish-b2709220.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Muslims around the world will soon bid farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:43:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2524323</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/02/15/Mideast_Ramadan_Photo_Gallery_40110.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Eid 2025 -  (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariam Fam]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:43:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Is PSG vs Liverpool on TV? Kick-off time and how to watch Champions League fixture]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/psg-liverpool-tv-channel-time-b2708764.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Everything you need to know ahead of the last-16 first leg </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:43:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708764</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/14/06/FBL-C1-EUR-LIVERPOOL-TRAINING-5j7amk2n.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Jones]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:43:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Comedian Ellie Taylor: ‘I would love to relax, but there’s no capacity’]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/celebrity-news/ellie-taylor-australian-peloton-god-channel-b2709223.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Lisa Salmon ftalks to Ellie Taylor about her new tour, hectic life and finding the fun in ‘serious and tricky’ mid-life.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:30:58 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709223</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/07/26132337-8d9fb93d-1af9-478c-92c2-39f5b6966297.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Comedian Ellie Taylor on juggling comedy with family life (Karla Gowlett/PA) - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Salmon]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:30:58+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Celebrity news]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Might Trump change the law to run for a third term? We ask an expert | Debunked]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/trump-third-term-2028-election-b2708833.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> has repeatedly teased the <a href="/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-third-term-constitution-poll-b2707345.html">idea of a third term</a>, often asking crowds if he should run again.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:15:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708833</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/16/15/GettyImages-1024855070.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hebe Campbell]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:15:52+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Wednesday’s briefing: Arsenal hit seven as Aston Villa also win in Europe]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arne-slot-arsenal-champions-league-aston-villa-michael-oliver-b2709168.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Arsenal all but secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 7-1 win at PSV Eindhoven.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:12:51 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709168</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/04/8e7d923a64acd8265442b6985217fe8cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMjIyMjAw-2.79276623.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Arsenal enjoyed a superb night at PSV Eindhoven (Peter Lous/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/04/8e7d923a64acd8265442b6985217fe8cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMjIyMjAw-2.79276623.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Arsenal enjoyed a superb night at PSV Eindhoven (Peter Lous/PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pa Sport Staff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:12:51+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Football]]></category><category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[LeBron James becomes first NBA player to break 50,000-point barrier]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/lebron-james-nba-bronny-james-new-orleans-pelicans-kareem-abduljabbar-b2709218.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The 40-year-old went into the match just one point short of the mark, which he passed with a three-point shot early in the first quarter.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:11:19 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709218</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/07/05-a22f890d17354a7b87125025b5520379.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[LeBron James reached the milestone with a three-pointer in the first quarter (Jae C. Hong/AP) -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pa Sport Staff]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T07:11:19+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Lewis Hamilton's move to Ferrari is having a cultural impact far beyond Formula 1]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/lewis-hamilton-ferrari-italy-brad-pitt-charles-leclerc-b2709217.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Lewis Hamilton’s impact stretches far beyond Formula 1 and his quest to win a record-breaking eighth world title with his new team]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:11:09 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709217</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/07/Bahrain_F1_Auto_Racing_19467.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Bahrain F1 Auto Racing -  (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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 (REUTERS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle Del Rey]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:26:07+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Why Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean never had children]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/dolly-parton-carl-dean-death-children-b2709200.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The country singer met her late husband when she was just 18</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:24:56 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708773</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/8/47/Dolly-Parton-Carl-Dean-Instagram.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=41%2C0%2C84%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>Instagram/Dolly Parton</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Why Dolly Parton and her late husband Carl Dean never had children -  (Instagram/Dolly Parton)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber Raiken]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:24:56+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/brisbane-queensland-gold-coast-australian-melbourne-b2709205.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:23:07 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709205</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/06/Australia_Cyclone_73460.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AAP IMAGE</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Australia Cyclone -  (AAP IMAGE)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rod McGuirk]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:23:07+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Meghan Markle ‘makes subtle royal family dig’ in front of Prince Harry in new Netflix series ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/meghan-markle-royal-family-prince-harry-netflix-with-love-b2709199.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Duchess of Sussex hailed her ‘new chapter’ in lifestyle series </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:22:49 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708569</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/10/newFile.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Netflix</media:credit>                    </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Stolworthy]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:22:49+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Carolina wildfires latest: One arrested and another cited with illegal burning as fire danger warning issued ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wildfires-south-north-carolina-live-updates-map-polk-county-b2709164.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>'Increased fire danger' warnings have been issued across North and South Carolina, with winds in the region expected to pick up</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:14:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2707628</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/20/38/481449845_1036796701827559_6128489597226964117_n.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=44%2C0%2C45%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>South Carolina Forestry Commission/Facebook</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dangerous fire weather continued on Tuesday in the Carolinas. 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Trump would have lost us the Cold War,’ says Michigan senator</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:14:18 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709188</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/5/47/GettyImages-2202764370.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Wyandotte, Michigan -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gustaf Kilander]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:14:18+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been dating longer than anyone thinks, according to his neighbor ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-dating-timeline-wes-bergmann-b2709194.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Swift and Kelce first connected in July 2023 after he tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:12:01 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708885</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/17/22/wes-bergmann-taylor-swift-travis-kelce.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>The Social Game / Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been dating longer than anyone thinks, according to his neighbor -  (The Social Game / Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber Raiken]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:12:01+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Dune 2 visual effects artist says ‘shame’ he wasn’t able to deliver Oscars acceptance speech]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/dune-2-visual-effects-artist-rhys-salcombe-oscars-speech-b2709173.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Rhys Salcombe ended up being played off before he could say anything</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:09:29 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709173</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/05/17/17/The_Stream_74558.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>© 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Dune Part 2 -  (© 2022 Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahana Yasmin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:09:29+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Film]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Who is Al Green, the Democrat removed during Trump’s speech to Congress?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/al-green-democrat-texas-congressman-profile-b2709190.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Texas congressman has previously vowed to introduce articles to impeach the president for what would be the third time</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:05:40 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709190</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/3/59/US-Representative-Al-Green-(D-TX)-speaks-to-reporters-after-being-removed-from-the-chamber-after-sho.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[US Representative Al Green (D-TX) speaks to reporters after being removed from the chamber after shouting out as US President Donald Trump delivered his address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 4, 2025 - 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 (Martin Lewis Money Show/ITV)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:04:23+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by Trump during his address to Congress]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-trump-facts-joe-biden-border-patrol-trump-b2709193.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump's one-hour and 40 minute address to Congress highlighted many of his initiatives, from an immigration crackdown to tariffs and energy policy]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:01:47 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709193</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/20/Trump_82860.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>ASSOCIATED PRESS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Trump -  (ASSOCIATED PRESS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:01:47+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Meta brings facial recognition tools to spot celeb scam adverts to the UK]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/meta-naga-munchetty-facebook-instagram-consumers-b2709192.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[The social media giant first began rolling out the tools in October last year.]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709192</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/06/1e67762719852a501cef162a95511fbdY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQxMTk0OTA4-2.79010682.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Wire</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Fake adverts featuring celebrities and public figures are a common type of scam advert appearing online (PA) -  (PA Wire)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Martyn Landi]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Soup or sauce? This vibrant, veg-packed recipe gives you both options]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/super-green-soup-pasta-sauce-recipe-b2700664.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This super-green, veg-packed recipe from ‘The Batch Lady: Rapid Dinners’ lets you choose: silky soup or a rich pasta sauce? Just adjust the water and blend</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2700664</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/19/07/18160714-b675a96c-9890-48b7-8748-8ab3ff48109f.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Andrew Hayes-Watkins</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Top up your veg levels fast with this super greens soup -  (Andrew Hayes-Watkins)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Walker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Daredevil: Born Again is Marvel’s last chance to save its disastrous streaming run]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/daredevil-born-again-marvel-disney-charlie-cox-review-b2708998.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Marvel’s cult superhero hit is being revived on Disney+. It follows a run of abject misfires for the sprawling franchise, writes Louis Chilton – but this one could well be different</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708998</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/22/29/MixCollage-04-Mar-2025-10-11-PM-5848.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Marvel Studios</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Charlie Cox in 'Daredevil: Born Again' -  (Marvel Studios)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Louis Chilton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[White chocolate, raspberry and pretzel cookie dough – the ultimate skillet dessert]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/white-chocolate-raspberry-pretzel-cookie-dough-recipe-b2700665.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Crispy on the outside, gooey in the middle, and packed with sweet-salty goodness, this giant cookie dough skillet from ‘The Batch Lady: Rapid Dinners’ is the perfect dessert to share – or not</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2700665</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/19/07/18160201-bdd394e8-02be-416a-812f-2c073272f41b.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Andrew Hayes-Watkins</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Grab a spoon and dig into this one-dish pudding -  (Andrew Hayes-Watkins)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Walker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Herby chicken, leek and mushroom casserole – the ultimate no-fuss Sunday dinner]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/herby-chicken-leek-mushroom-casserole-recipe-b2700666.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>This one-pot wonder from ‘The Batch Lady: Rapid Dinners’ is packed with flavour, preps in minutes and can be made fresh or straight from the freezer – no stress, no mess</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2700666</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/25/9/24/Untitled-1-25-02-2025-09-12-20.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>Andrew Hayes-Watkins/Ebury</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[All the flavour of a slow-cooked Sunday dinner, without the hours in the kitchen -  (Andrew Hayes-Watkins/Ebury)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Walker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Recipes]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[The woman who hates cooking – but wrote a hit cookbook anyway]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/the-batch-lady-new-cookbook-dinner-recipes-b2700696.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Suzanne Mulholland, aka The Batch Lady, isn’t obsessed with food, hates weeknight cooking and wants you to spend less time in the kitchen. But with her new book, ‘Rapid Dinners’, she’s proving that meal prep doesn’t have to be a chore – and that a well-stocked freezer might just be the secret to a calmer life, says Ella Walker</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2700696</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/25/9/36/batch-lady.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C1%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Andrew Hayes-Watkins</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[She’s written multiple cookbooks, but don’t ask her to cook on a Tuesday -  (Andrew Hayes-Watkins)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ella Walker]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Features]]></category><category><![CDATA[Food and Drink]]></category><category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[In relationships, have we placed too much importance on attachment styles?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/attachment-style-avoidant-anxious-secure-meaning-b2708697.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>As the theory continues to dominate the dating discourse online and offline, Olivia Petter explores why we shouldn't be so rigid in how we think about attachment styles. which can change and evolve over time</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708697</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/12/57/iStock-1197343851.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=538%2C0%2C1219%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty/iStock</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Psychologists are growing increasingly sceptical about how attachment theory is being weaponised -  (Getty/iStock)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Petter]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T06:00:00+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[With Love, Meghan is queasy and exhausting – visiting the Sussexes might not be a fun experience ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/with-love-meghan-review-netflix-duchess-of-sussex-b2709191.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>The Duchess of Sussex’s first solo Netflix venture mixes craft projects with inspirational truisms, and will leave you feeling queasy</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:59:32 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708644</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/11/38/With_Love_Meghan_u_S1_E5_00_06_22_14R.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C282%2C0%2C282" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Netflix</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[‘With Love’ feels like a millennial blog come to life -  (Netflix)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Katie Rosseinsky]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:59:32+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><category><![CDATA[TV &amp; Radio]]></category><category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[I was at Trump’s address to Congress and saw him turn the people’s House into a steel cage match]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-joint-address-steel-cage-match-b2709163.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>ANALYSIS: As Democrats jousted with the man they see as the ultimate heel, the president channeled his inner WWE authority figure. Eric Garcia reports from inside the House chamber</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:57:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709163</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/4/49/GettyImages-2203350225.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Donald Trump turned his joint address into a cage match and the Democrats pushed back. -  (Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Garcia]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:57:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Martin Lewis issues one-month warning to boost state pension by up to £50,000]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/martin-lewis-boosting-state-pension-national-insurance-b2709189.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>There’s just a few weeks left to massively boost state pension</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:55:48 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708580</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/26/16/55d7d5f5efbc298d9cc92a2231a8f1b3Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQwNjc0NTA2-2.70919590.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Martin Lewis has issued an “urgent deadline” warning (PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Albert Toth]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:55:48+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Home News]]></category><category><![CDATA[UK]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump shuts down worldwide air quality monitoring program]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-air-quality-state-department-b2709113.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Air quality monitoring atop the U.S. embassy in Beijing led to increased collaboration on anti-pollution projects</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:52:34 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709113</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/1/57/GettyImages-1756858063.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AFP via Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Pedestrians walk on an overpass as traffic snarls amid haze from air pollution in Beijing in 2023 -  (AFP via Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gustaf Kilander]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:52:34+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Trump’s address to Congress signals a defiant rejection of bipartisanship]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-congress-speech-bipartisanship-b2709158.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>ANALYSIS: The president’s fifth address to Congress demonstrated a defiant partisanship and portends more chaos ahead, writes Andrew Feinberg</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:52:17 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709158</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/03/APTOPIX_Trump_Speech_30997.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[APTOPIX Trump Speech -  (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Feinberg]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:52:17+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[‘This is bullying’: Millie Bobby Brown slams press for ‘dissecting my face, my body’ ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/millie-bobby-brown-appearance-critics-responds-bullying-b2709185.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>‘We always talk about supporting and uplifting young but when it comes down to it, it seems a lot easier to just tear them down for clicks,’ Stranger Things star says</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:48:52 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708465</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/04/6/22/GettyImages-2202731222.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Millie Bobby Brown -  (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Shahana Yasmin]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:48:52+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/north-korea-south-korea-seoul-air-koryo-chinese-b2709187.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[Satellite imagery show North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:46:03 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709187</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/05/Koreas_Tensions_31780.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>KCNA via KNS</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Koreas Tensions -  (KCNA via KNS)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hyung-Jin Kim]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:46:03+00:00</dc:date>                  </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Voices: Ukraine will run out of US air defence support in days – and Putin knows it ]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-zelensky-ukraine-military-aid-putin-b2709184.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Long-range US Patriot missiles protect Volodymyr Zelensky’s offices. They guard Ukraine’s handful of functioning airfields. In a few days, Russia will have the strategic advantage if Trump doesn’t change his mind on military aid ban, warns World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:44:06 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708586</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/08/04/15/Russia_Ukraine_War_F16_Zelensky_27085.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>AP</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Russia Ukraine War F16 Zelensky -  (AP)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Kiley]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:44:06+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Voices]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Zelensky’s olive branch, Trump’s tariff threats and Biden blame: Key takeaways from the address to Congress]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-speech-congress-key-takeaways-b2709178.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Democrats protested as the president boasted about what he saw as his top achievements after six weeks in office </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:43:02 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709178</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/5/56/US-President-Donald-Trump-Addresses-Joint-Session-of-US-Congress-er4rvudw.jpeg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>EPA</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump gestures after addressing a joint session of the United States Congress at theÂ US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, 04 March 2025 -  (EPA)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Gustaf Kilander]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:43:02+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[US politics]]></category><category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Martin Lewis issues urgent warning to anyone who has booked a holiday abroad this year]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/lifestyle/martin-lewis-holiday-insurance-warning-b2708983.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/topic/martin-lewis">Martin Lewis</a> has issued an urgent warning to anyone who has booked a holiday abroad this year.</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:38:26 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2708983</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/27/15/0b3a67733b8d20335d34bb6b83dc1180Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzQwNzUyMjE4-2.72275108.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>PA Archive</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A charity founded by consumer champion Martin Lewis has been recommended for super complainant status (Jonathan Brady/PA) -  (PA Archive)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lucy Leeson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:38:26+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Lifestyle]]></category><category><![CDATA[Indy TV]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina under increased fire danger as strong winds threaten region]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/carolina-wildfire-map-north-south-polk-county-myrtle-beach-b2709180.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Dozens of wildfires have cropped up since the weekend, forcing South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster to declare a state of emergency </p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:30:15 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2707872</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/02/21/59/Screenshot-2025-03-02-at-4-37-22-PM.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=36%2C0%2C89%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>Horry County Fire Rescue</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[Wildfires have broken out across the Carolinas. The blazes are fueled by dry conditions and windy weather -  (Horry County Fire Rescue)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Stuti Mishra and Julia Musto]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2025-03-05T05:30:15+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[Americas]]></category><category><![CDATA[World]]></category>        </item>        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Who’s St. Francis, whose love for the poor, creation, and peace inspires Pope Francis?]]></title>          <link>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/pope-francis-god-italy-assisi-colombia-b2709183.html</link>          <description><![CDATA[St. Francis is the medieval Catholic saint whose spirituality focused on loving the poor, creation, and peace]]></description>          <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:26:46 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">b2709183</guid>        <media:content url="https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/03/05/05/Vatican_Pope_St._Francis_31444.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">            <media:credit>Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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