<?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>Leighton Buzzard Observer Government</title>    <link>https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/topic/government/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from Leighton Buzzard Observer Government and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 12:02:37 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-14T12:02:37Z</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.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/topic/government/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[Police and councils in Bedfordshire affected by Microsoft outage]]></title>          <link>https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/news/police-and-councils-in-bedfordshire-affected-by-microsoft-outage-9349363</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>Urgent advice issued as online services affected by IT gremlins</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 12:20:43 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9349363</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjdmZDAxMWIyLWIwM2EtNDEwOC05NDY1LTAyY2M4ZWE2YjlkODplMTY5ZWY3Yi1lN2U1LTQwYTAtODc3Ni05YjBlZWE2YzY3Zjg=.jpg?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=0%2C1%2C0%2C0" type="image/jpeg" medium="image">                        <media:text><![CDATA[Several services across the world are affected by a Microsoft outage this morning (Friday, November 13). - ]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jo Robinson]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-13T12:20:43+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>