<?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>The Star author</title>    <link>https://www.thestar.co.uk/topic/author/rss</link>    <description>Visit now for the latest news direct from The Star author and updated throughout the day</description>    <language>en-gb</language>    <copyright>Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd</copyright>    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:53:06 GMT</pubDate>    <dc:date>2026-11-07T05:53:06Z</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.thestar.co.uk/topic/author/rss" type="application/rss+xml" />    <link rel="hub" href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" />        <item>          <title><![CDATA[“It shaped me into who I am”: Sheffield woman who was pregnant aged 15 now published author ]]></title>          <link>https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/people/nadia-jennings-author-sheffield-doncaster-9323510</link>          <description><![CDATA[<p>“I was probably written off by everybody who knew me”</p>]]></description>          <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 05:00:28 GMT</pubDate>          <guid isPermaLink="false">9323510</guid>        <media:content url="https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2026/11/02/9/42/Nadia-Jennings.png?width=1200&amp;auto=webp&amp;trim=37%2C0%2C37%2C0" type="image/png" medium="image">            <media:credit>Nadia Jennings</media:credit>            <media:text><![CDATA[A South Yorkshire business woman has become a published author after being &quot;written off&quot; at 15 when she fell pregnant. -  (Nadia Jennings)]]></media:text>        </media:content>          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Casey Peyton]]></dc:creator>          <dc:date>2026-11-07T05:00:28+00:00</dc:date>          <category><![CDATA[People]]></category><category><![CDATA[News]]></category>        </item>  </channel></rss>