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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": 129444,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f9830b4e84a671843ace6956f6039867",
            "title": "Vulnerable residents in Kent and Medway urged to get Covid jab",
            "description": "The booking system opens from Tuesday and those eligible will receive an invitation from the NHS.",
            "content": "Those most at risk of serious illness from Covid-19 are being urged to come forward for a vaccination this spring.\nNHS Kent and Medway is asking vulnerable residents to make use of the booking system which opens from Tuesday, with appointments availa... [349 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge6kmzev0o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/8ab4/live/c1f5c810-31c3-11f1-974c-b10fb48f7e20.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T14:58:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "168ff4bb0d146606e33a69062b059374",
            "title": "I'm just 22, but a rare condition made me believe I was a paedophile for four years",
            "description": "Molly was diagnosed with P-O OCD, which stands for Purely Obsessive OCD, meaning she doesn't act on her impulses but still has the thoughts.",
            "content": "‘You think you’re a monster, that you don’t deserve to exist.’\nThese are the words of 22-year-old Molly Lambert whose mental health condition convinced her she was a paedophile.\nShe lives with Pure-O Compulsive Disorder, a sub-type of OCD where compu... [4978 chars]",
            "url": "https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/06/im-just-22-a-rare-condition-made-believe-a-paedophile-four-years-27871632/",
            "image": "https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SEI_292185585-003b_1775480871.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T12:12:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b40633e34a62c20b9ec4adf5e8bee789",
                "name": "Metro.co.uk",
                "url": "https://metro.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5e042a173e0a65c9ca36490f599bb8e9",
            "title": "Manchester woman left convinced she was a paedophile by her OCD 'overwhelmed' by response",
            "description": "Molly Lambert says her Pure O OCD left her fearing she was a paedophile",
            "content": "Molly Lambert says her Pure O OCD left her fearing she was a paedophile\nA woman whose OCD convinced her she was a paedophile says she has been flooded with thousands of messages from people silently struggling with the same terrifying thoughts.\nMolly... [4915 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-woman-left-convinced-paedophile-33721785",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33507515.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_my-ocd-convince-1507224.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-06T11:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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