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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": 126616,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "dfea5e31366135d3973a108ad2c8c24d",
            "title": "Dad, 41, went to GP with sore shoulder and died 11 months later",
            "description": "Rich Baillie was a fit and healthy father of three young children",
            "content": "Rich Baillie was a fit and healthy father of three young children\nWith busy jobs, three young children and weekends packed with fun activities, life seemed sunny and positive, but Louisa Baillie, 43, couldn’t have imagined how different life would be... [7569 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/dad-41-went-gp-sore-10830056",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.bristolpost.co.uk/article10830062.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/2_coverimages55478991.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T08:11:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "153a3550d38b03983f41ea5086ae6be9",
                "name": "Bristol Live",
                "url": "https://www.bristolpost.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ddcb813b609a4012f559919e44eda4e8",
            "title": "Doctor Amir Khan says people should keep 1 item in loo to 'aid bowel movement'",
            "description": "Every now and then people struggle to go to the loo, but ITV's Doctor Amir Khan shared a simple method to help them aid bowel movement. You just need to keep a key item in the toilet",
            "content": "Every now and then people struggle to go to the loo, but ITV's Doctor Amir Khan shared a simple method to help them aid bowel movement. You just need to keep a key item in the toilet\nGoing to the toilet is a normal part of everyday life, but it's nev... [3515 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/doctor-amir-khan-says-people-36755211",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article33919832.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/1_ITVs-Doctor-Amir-Khan.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T07:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cae1c46bb8b237dc470e08f1d7ce41a",
                "name": "The Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "25c993d2475e2e9a9d61e911c51d47d2",
            "title": "Woman loses four limbs after dog lick infection causes sepsis horror",
            "description": "Manjit Sangha, 56, spent 32 weeks in hospital battling sepsis, survived six heart attacks, and quadruple amputation after doctors suspect infection from pet",
            "content": "A woman has had all four limbs amputated after contracting a devastating infection that medics believe may have come from her dog licking her leg.\nManjit Sangha, 56, has finally arrived home this week following 32 weeks in hospital. She endured a gru... [2758 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2174158/dog-owner-loses-all-four-limbs-after-playful-lick-leads-coma-sepsis-horror",
            "image": "https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/1200x630/6759253.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T02:07:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5fee56bcfa73257762a23904b3dd8aeb",
                "name": "Daily Express",
                "url": "https://www.express.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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