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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": 124260,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "44084d6d14c0f7b9dcb5e987748fd69e",
            "title": "Medieval mass grave unearthed in Germany may contain remains of Black Death victims",
            "description": "Find marks first systematically identified burial site associated with plague burials in Europe, scientists say",
            "content": "Researchers have unearthed strong evidence of thousands of Black Death victims in a first-of-its-kind mass grave at a medieval village outside Germany.\nThe find marks the first systematically identified burial site associated with plague victims in E... [3097 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/black-death-mass-grave-plague-germany-b2900060.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/01/14/3/24/Photo-of-a-mass-burial-site-in-Ellwangen-Germany.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T10:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2a80449adad50a3592d74b0c07342d49",
            "title": "Walking an extra five minutes a day helps you live longer",
            "description": "Study of more than 130,000 middle-aged and older people highlights crucial benefits of a brisk walk",
            "content": "An extra five minutes walking a day can cut the risk of an early death by one tenth, research suggests.\nThe study of over-40s in The Lancet came as separate data found that healthy living could extend life by a decade.\nExperts said the findings offer... [3541 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/14/walking-extra-five-minutes-day-helps-you-live-longer/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2026/01/13/TELEMMGLPICT000456438025_17683468863020_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq1lUMiaG13WNWWmwU46lXkt-YFQhHNyX1JHOJQujag4E.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T07:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "77fb9adb1d1ee47ad684a7409b894088",
            "title": "NHS trust told to improve its cancer services",
            "description": "Ombudsman's order follows the death of an Essex woman whose diagnosis and treatment were delayed.",
            "content": "A hospital trust has been told to review and improve its cancer services after the death of a woman whose treatment was delayed.\nThe son of Mrs S took the case to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) after his 67-year-old mother, fro... [2219 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k915y5kdyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/9a5b/live/951aa3b0-f0a0-11f0-85ea-637af9691683.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-14T06:29:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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