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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": 128996,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9947ab3278413b1e8e2e55807e639069",
            "title": "London Legionnaire's outbreaks under investigation",
            "description": "The UK Health Security Agency has reported an \"unseasonal increase\" in Legionnaires' disease cases.",
            "content": "An unexpected increase in cases of Legionnaires' disease in parts of north-west and south-west London is being investigated by The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).\nSpecialists are trying to find out if the cases are linked and to establish the poss... [819 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62d17lr11yo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/dabb/live/635772e0-1bfc-11f1-8721-317801499e06.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T21:13:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "863c982632dd7b9fa4cb6f556fb34718",
            "title": "'Fit & healthy' schoolgirl, 14, died two weeks after ‘tummy ache’ as coroner issues urgent warning",
            "description": "AN URGENT warning has been issued after a \"fit and healthy\" teenager tragically died weeks after complaining about stomach pain.\nMaisie Almond,...",
            "content": "DONATING blood and organs can be an amazing gift to people who desperately need it for ongoing medical treatment or in an emergency.\nBut who exactly is eligible to provide a donation? Here is all you need to know…\nHow to donate my organs\nAn opt-out s... [2053 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38459016/schoolgirl-died-tummy-ache-coroner-warning/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/crop-38459493.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=841&h=560&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T19:24:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "75c0133a58b4f42c231c729818e257ae",
            "title": "Two deaths in Northern Ireland potentially linked to weight loss injections reported to watchdog",
            "description": "The drugs are widely used across the UK for weight management and to treat diabetes",
            "content": "The drugs are widely used across the UK for weight management and to treat diabetes\nThe deaths of two people in Northern Ireland potentially linked to weight-loss injections have been reported to a government watchdog.\nAs reported by the BBC, the two... [4026 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/health/two-deaths-northern-ireland-potentially-33556396",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.belfastlive.co.uk/article33560763.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_Injections-for-weight-loss-with-Semaglutide-An-obese-woman-gives-a-hormonal-injection-into-the-abdo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T19:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "78881a9cd935152c13a00724e7ab8166",
                "name": "Belfast Live",
                "url": "https://www.belfastlive.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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