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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": 125256,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "46e21405cb0cbde359c91a24a703d8dc",
            "title": "What is fibremaxxing - and how much is too much?",
            "description": "Most of us aren’t getting enough fibre in our diet, but, as our panel of experts explain, upping your intake is a case of taking baby steps …",
            "content": "Why is everyone talking about fibremaxxing?\nChris, by email\nTikTok-born trends rarely go hand in hand with sage health advice, but that’s not to say upping our fibre – an often-forgotten part of our diets – is a bad idea. “Fibre needed its moment, so... [2851 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/feb/10/what-is-fibremaxxing-kitchen-aide",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/991b7118e39611896b006b878bdad7ce3832b972/172_1621_3440_2753/master/3440.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=d1e6e57fb8ffd9a84edb9e54d0543462",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T13:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1def1f8ce51641dd6bfb113cc6a5f97c",
            "title": "Dad told he was 'drinking too many fizzy drinks' has incurable cancer after being 'fobbed off' by GP for months",
            "description": "FOR MONTHS, Tom Hayman was told by his GP his crippling stomach pains were caused by having \"too many fizzy drinks\" - but they turned out to be a...",
            "content": "FOR MONTHS, Tom Hayman was told by his GP his crippling stomach pains were caused by having “too many fizzy drinks” – but they turned out to be a sign of rare and incurable cancer.\nThe dad, 28, said his symptoms were dismissed as acid reflux despite ... [3863 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/health/38178087/dad-fizzy-drinks-incurable-cancer-fobbed-off-gp/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/newspress-collage-bqq4rqtkw-1770728056854.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1770728109&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T12:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d7e4d6e642d5a5cfba87d22f21774d2d",
            "title": "New Sheffield stroke clinic 'vital' for younger patients",
            "description": "A Sheffield centre is dedicated to supporting under-65s who have had a mild stroke.",
            "content": "A woman who had a stroke aged 44 has said she received the \"best support\" from a new clinic in Sheffield designed for younger patients.\nLindsey Storey, now 45, suffered a stroke in November 2024 that damaged the left side of her brain and left her st... [2731 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9wxzwyz0x9o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/df9e/live/82e600e0-01c6-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-10T07:23:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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