United Kingdom News API

Get the live top headlines from the United Kingdom with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Stories are selected by Google News rankings and returned as clean JSON.

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This request returns the current top headlines from the United Kingdom. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=gb&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=general" \
  --data-urlencode "country=gb" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "general", "country": "gb", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "general",
    country: "gb",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$query = http_build_query([
    "category" => "general",
    "country"  => "gb",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $query);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=general&country=gb&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 646722,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0fd8f8f764e8b23bd74b65758987d7e2",
            "title": "Lisandro Martinez: Man Utd defender releases statement to clarify outburst but does not apologise",
            "description": "Man Utd defender Lisandro Martinez called out the clubs hierarchy after their Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid; Martinez said he had expected more from upstairs, singling out technical director Jason Wilcox",
            "content": "Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has clarified his outburst after Tuesday's Champions League loss at Atletico Madrid in a statement - but stopped short of an apology.\nMartinez launched an extraordinary attack on the club's hierarchy after... [3907 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13599417/lisandro-martinez-man-utd-defender-releases-statement-to-clarify-outburst-but-does-not-apologise",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/10/1600x900/skysports-lisandro-martinez_7376571.jpg?20261014092822",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:37:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7ade0fc7aff987a7a3bdfaed7d62dbbf",
            "title": "Stopping Pip for ADHD or autism would not make big savings, says thinktank",
            "description": "Resolution Foundation says ‘crude changes’ to benefits system would probably make it harder for people to work",
            "content": "Banning people with anxiety, ADHD or autism from claiming disability benefits would not deliver major financial savings and would probably make it harder for them to get or stay in a job and participate in society, a leading thinktank has warned.\nThe... [3800 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/15/pip-ban-adhd-autism-savings-resolution-foundation",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/69799fa6d30e1431a91206c44a339ccf44616ea0/1241_0_5993_4797/master/5993.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=0275eff246f02c649ad566236fb57800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T23:01:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "538af2d23107ca5294d6a3771b465214",
            "title": "Jackson and Barkley doubles sink feeble Fenerbahce in record Aston Villa win",
            "description": "Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley each scored twice in Aston Villa’s 6-0 thrashing of Fenerbahce in the Champions League for their biggest European win",
            "content": "It may be a bit early for the pantomime season but the Holte End enjoyed acclaiming their heroes and villains as Aston Villa won at home for the first time this season with their biggest victory in European competition. Every touch for Mason Greenwoo... [4110 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/14/aston-villa-fenerbahce-champions-league-league-stage-match-report",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/14b0a15678035b7990304cd48954776394faaedf/141_0_2203_1762/master/2203.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5bb5112c18c87ff13444581ddd30ce4b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T22:29:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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