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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": 127558,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "cde4a69f5f56813510a85d6bb5c41fd0",
            "title": "The heart health checks to get at 60",
            "description": "After an NHS scan revealed I had calcification of the arteries but couldn’t tell me how serious it was, I went private to learn more",
            "content": "I didn’t really discover health until I was 50. That was when I swapped pints, bacon sandwiches and cigarettes for kombucha (on a good day) and weight training.\nBut what damage had I done before then? Call me one of the worried well. This spring I la... [11125 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/heart-health/heart-health-checks-60/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2026/02/27/TELEMMGLPICT000466587592_17722010645800_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqAV_cn36SxFUBspGHt4Ut6U8FchWZRD3tSYOiRwPjWDo.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T06:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2fd025059b4fd1ec24cb4b488fb9cb78",
            "title": "NHS warning for anyone who takes common heartburn and indigestion medicine",
            "description": "The NHS has warned against taking the drug for long periods of time.",
            "content": "The NHS has issued a warning to people who regularly take a common medication used to treat heartburn and indigestion. Omeprazole, a widely used drug that reduces the amount of acid produced in the stomach, is prescribed to millions of people in the ... [2959 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/2178974/nhs-warning-common-medicine",
            "image": "https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/11/1200x630/6784212.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T06:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5fee56bcfa73257762a23904b3dd8aeb",
                "name": "Daily Express",
                "url": "https://www.express.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8f9352aa67107c0d11b8e0faddf3dfda",
            "title": "New landlord keen to bring customers back to Black Country pub affected by months of bridge repair delays",
            "description": "The new landlord of a Pelsall pub which was left badly affected by months of repair works on the nearby bridge has promised to help bring it back to life.",
            "content": "The Fingerpost on Norton Road in Pelsall had been affected by road closures at York's Bridge, which was closed to traffic early in 2025 and between September and December and still has work ongoing until the end of March.\nThe road closure on Norton R... [486 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.expressandstar.com/entertainment/food-and-drink/2026/03/07/new-landlord-keen-to-bring-customers-back-to-black-country-pub-affected-by-months-of-bridge-repair-delays/",
            "image": "https://resizer.nationalworld.com/e4c9b2b6-41c5-49ae-80bd-21625c2bd79a.jpg?tr=w-1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1df93a282cbeb634d71f14994263ea27",
                "name": "Express & Star",
                "url": "https://www.expressandstar.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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