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": 144304,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d952720fe986c30994bbbee391570a26",
            "title": "the hidden warning signs arthritis is creeping up on you",
            "description": "Arthritis doesn’t always begin with obvious joint pain. In fact, sometimes, its symptoms can be really subtle and unexpected. \nOver 10...",
            "content": "Arthritis doesn’t always begin with obvious joint pain. In fact, sometimes, its symptoms can be really subtle and unexpected.\nOver 10 million adults, young people and children in the UK live with arthritis, according to Arthritis UK.\n“Arthritis is an... [7196 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38967668/arthritis-symptoms-scalp-rings-voice/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/close-up-view-head-traces-1039843233.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T08:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "058b76f2da2512f578f134ef5e0a37c3",
            "title": "Boy's charity sepsis challenge 'so other children aren't sad'",
            "description": "Arthur, eight, said he does not want other children to \"miss someone because of sepsis\".",
            "content": "An eight-year-old boy who is climbing eight hills and mountains for charity after losing his grandmother to sepsis said he was completing the challenge \"so other children aren't sad like I am\".\nArthur, from Preston, lost his grandmother Hazel Pryce i... [1993 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrp02y4d2vo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d611/live/ffe8da20-4570-11f1-b2fe-073887f0633b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T06:21:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b4184e832cd8618a3d8213de3f9ed729",
            "title": "Northamptonshire MS charity plea for more volunteers and support",
            "description": "The group in Northamptonshire is calling for more volunteers to support locals living with MS.",
            "content": "The MS Society is appealing for more volunteers in Northamptonshire as \"there just aren't enough\".\nThere are only five nurses and five volunteers offering support, despite about 1,500 people in the county having multiple sclerosis.\nThe Northamptonshi... [1465 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr71yl3g98go",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d775/live/cee54f80-43cc-11f1-903c-97fc83b422d6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T05:23:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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