<?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 :: Winter solstice 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 22:07:12 +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[Winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge included 'great omen' for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/80/285x214/2149353_1.jpg"/><br><br>An estimated 8,500 people gathered at Stonehenge in Wiltshire to celebrate the winter solstice 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Exact date of shortest day of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/285x214/1988457_1.jpg"/><br><br>The winter solstice represents the end of the darker times, but when is it?<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2024 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Jessica Knibbs]]></author><category>UK</category><media:keywords>Winter Solstice 2024, Earth's axis tilt, Northern Hemisphere, UK traditions</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/590x/1988457_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The winter solstice means its the shortest day and the longest night of the year]]></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/1/237x141/1988457_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The winter solstice means its the shortest day and the longest night of the year]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horoscope: Astrologer says two star signs will have 'unexpected successes' in December]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/1984604_1.jpg"/><br><br>Are you wondering what's in store for your star sign this Christmas? 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