<?php
$w = new XML_Simple('thedata.xml');
$items = $w->item;
while ($item = $w->item->next()) 
{
    $url = $w['uri'] . $item['id'];

    echo "<a href=\"$url\">";
    echo $item->title;
    echo "</a>\n<br />\n";
    echo "{$item->description}<br />\n";
}
?>