<?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 :: Polio 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 23:29:43 +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[Mary Berry opens up on potentially fatal health ordeal that left her unable to use legs]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/1991374_1.jpg"/><br><br>Mary Berry looked back on a troubling moment in her life that saw her hospitalised and unable to walk after falling ill with a potentially deadly condition<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:12:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Danny Gutmann]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Mary Berry, Polio, Health Ordeal, Recovery</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/1991374_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Berry opened up about suffering from a potentially deadly illness as a teenager]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/237x141/1991374_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mary Berry opened up about suffering from a potentially deadly illness as a teenager]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning as four cases of virus known to cause paralysis detected in UK wastewater]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/285x214/1989655_1.jpg"/><br><br>This infectious disease was eradicated in Europe more than 20 years ago due to the success of vaccinations.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:44:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Fiona Callingham]]></author><category>Health</category><media:keywords>Polio, Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2), Wastewater detection, UK public health alert</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/590x/1989655_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four cases of poliovirus have been detected in wastewater in parts of the UK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/237x141/1989655_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four cases of poliovirus have been detected in wastewater in parts of the UK]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happened to Joni Mitchell? Mysterious illness, long-lost daughter and quitting music]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/285x214/1963883_1.jpg"/><br><br>Joni Mitchell will make her triumphant stage return at the Hollywood Bowl this evening, but the singer has been out of the spotlight for decades after battling health conditions and personal struggles.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Leah Stanfield]]></author><category>Celebrity News</category><media:keywords>Joni Mitchell, Morgellons disease, brain aneurysm, JONI MITCHELL daughter, JONI MITCHELL HEALTH</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/79/590x/1963883_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Joni Mitchell will make her triumphant return to the stage after decades away from the spotlight.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" 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