United Kingdom Health News API

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

Get API key for the United Kingdom Health News API

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": 128002,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "847ed233381dd6d7dfea367fb7f145e3",
            "title": "Are you ‘pre-frail’? Here’s what to do about it",
            "description": "An ‘ageing peak’ may strike at 60 but signs of declining health can be detected decades earlier. Diet and exercise may mitigate the damage",
            "content": "Do you feel drained? Less able to pick up a pace while walking, or struggling to open a jam jar? If you’re otherwise well but noticing health niggles, a bit of weakness or brain fog, you could be “pre-frail”. The term describes the early stage of phy... [9261 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/pre-frail-weakness-strength-decline-0ksxpvt88",
            "image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/6161e943-20b6-48e0-b3eb-79b0ebb3ea40.jpg?strip=all&format=webp&crop=1600px%2C900px%2C0px%2C0px&resize=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T19:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
                "name": "The Times",
                "url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e50a31fc3e9c0898f6864985f5b23ccf",
            "title": "The 3 key signs your snoring is putting you at risk of deadly heart attacks or strokes - and when to see a GP",
            "description": "EVERY night, in homes across the country, bedrooms reverberate with the whining of the nation’s snorers. \nIt’s a deafening sound that...",
            "content": "EVERY night, in homes across the country, bedrooms reverberate with the whining of the nation’s snorers.\nIt’s a deafening sound that blights an estimated 40 per cent of adults in the UK — and their long-suffering partners.\nBut three key symptoms can ... [2389 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38943156/snoring-risk-heart-attack-stroke-sleep-apnoea/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/man-sleeping-snoring-overhead-view-1015146175.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T14:52:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "56d28d8491e9eba241cef32cd36328af",
            "title": "Five medications could land you in JAIL if you take them on holiday this summer",
            "description": "TO ease the stress of travelling this summer, bringing medication abroad might seem like a good idea.\nBut those planning a holiday away should...",
            "content": "TO ease the stress of travelling this summer, bringing medication abroad might seem like a good idea.\nBut those planning a holiday away should be wary that some common medacines, includingantihistamines, could lead to fines or even jail time dependin... [3897 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38939652/five-meds-land-you-jail-holiday/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2BXPC0D__1_jpg-JS977680910.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1119&h=702&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T14:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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