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United Kingdom Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from United Kingdom.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 119750,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8a670c106b266f6fd50bfbda87abe9ee",
            "title": "Bude secondary school reopens following flu outbreak",
            "description": "Pupils and teachers are back onsite but the situation is being monitored \"minute by minute\".",
            "content": "A school has reopened following a two-day closure last week due to an outbreak of flu and streptococcus infection.\nBudehaven Community School, in Bude, Cornwall, said it had to suspend in-person learning for two days last week after more than 270 pup... [1314 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93wjq35lgjo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/15c1/live/68ff3780-d99b-11f0-bde3-d30208105bfe.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T10:21:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "dfaa0e36ae670d110e1fe4b1d5b540a8",
            "title": "‘Oysters are a risk, as is raw meat’: why you get food poisoning - and how to avoid it",
            "description": "Several kinds of bacteria can give you an upset stomach. Here is how to steer clear of the worst offenders, and what to do if they do make it through",
            "content": "Many people in the modern world, it’s probably fair to say, do not take food poisoning particularly seriously. Yes, most folks wash their hands after handling raw chicken and use different chopping boards for beef and green beans – but who among us c... [4778 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/15/why-food-poisoning-how-to-avoid-oysters-raw-meat",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/65ecc15608085066b3e5dad509754b3368745c54/0_0_2500_2000/master/2500.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=a458f079a4eb62c9521687f06a1811bd",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T10:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "84d7e4aee4cad8160b94a4b3d35161f5",
            "title": "I was crushed between two cars as my four children watched",
            "description": "After suffering a life-changing spinal injury, Jo Hill feels fortunate to have kept her independence thanks to a series of canine partners",
            "content": "It was almost 20 years ago, in January 2006, that Jo Hill had the horrific accident that would change her life. She was at her children’s school in Hampshire, putting her daughter’s sports bag in the boot of her car, when someone parked in the space ... [7972 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/15/i-was-crushed-between-two-cars-as-my-four-children-watched/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/12/15/TELEMMGLPICT000449581903_17657910043040_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-15T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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