<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Lightning Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:26:00 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[More than 30 people injured after being struck by lightning during protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2162378_1.jpg"/><br><br>Eight of the victims were are in a serious condition after the devastating weather 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src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/2104286_1.jpg"/><br><br>EXCLUSIVE: Experts have warned that Britons should be careful about taking a shower during thunderstorms because of the risk of being struck by lightning<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Christopher Sharp]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Lightning, Storm, Bathroom, Met Office, bathroom tips, bathroom storm, storms, storm warnings, storm warnings uk, storm warning met office, met office, met office forecast, met office weather warning, met office storm warning.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/2104286_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Experts have warned about taking a shower during a thunderstorm]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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