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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": 123900,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "419219fe58b710ef6545d42c64f0d51a",
            "title": "Norovirus hospitalisations surge as winter illnesses put 'sustained pressure' on NHS",
            "description": "An average of 950 hospital beds were filled by people with norovirus-like symptoms each day last week, while flu hospitalisations have declined from a peak of 3,140 last month.",
            "content": "The number of people in hospital with norovirus has hit a new high in England this winter, as the NHS continues to face \"sustained pressure\", health leaders have said.\nAn average of 950 hospital beds were filled by people with norovirus-like symptoms... [2570 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/norovirus-hospitalisations-surge-as-winter-illnesses-put-sustained-pressure-on-nhs-13500568",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/25/08/1600x900/skynews-doctor-hospital-nhs_6984492.jpg?20250807031325",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T13:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1cc02fb29bf6a43a4d7be33504095a61",
            "title": "Scabies: Strabane special school to close after outbreak",
            "description": "The Public Health Agency is managing the outbreak at Knockavoe Special School in Strabane.",
            "content": "A County Tyrone special school is to close for three days due to a scabies outbreak.\nThe Public Health Agency (PHA) is managing the outbreak at Knockavoe Special School in Strabane.\nThe school is to close for three days so that it can be deep cleaned... [1948 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e52xrne2ko",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/a04c/live/164d5d60-fd08-11f0-a8b8-bdd2c5f9bcad.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T12:19:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "017833cd91ac5d49b4dee4b6deeeea52",
            "title": "NHS rolls out Mounjaro prescriptions in Norfolk and Waveney",
            "description": "More than 11,000 people across Norfolk and Waveney are expected to be eligible for a Mounjaro prescription on the NHS.",
            "content": "A Freedom of Information (FOI) request lodged with the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) has revealed 11,600 people should meet the criteria for tirzepatide prescriptions over the next few years.\nTirzepatide, better known by the brand n... [3254 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/25801578.nhs-rolls-mounjaro-prescriptions-norfolk-waveney/",
            "image": "https://www.edp24.co.uk/resources/images/20473949.jpg?type=og-image",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-29T06:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c3efbe95dcba7b0e2762f38689825b83",
                "name": "edp24.co.uk",
                "url": "https://www.edp24.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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