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United Kingdom Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

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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": 119114,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "946a2119491843bc1754729f541f1c25",
            "title": "'Pancreatic cancer took dad in eight weeks'",
            "description": "Amy Fahey says she wants to raise more awareness of the disease after her father Michael's death.",
            "content": "A woman whose father died of pancreatic cancer just eight weeks after being diagnosed said she wished she had had longer to spend with him.\nMichael Fahey died aged 66 in March this year after being diagnosed at the end of December 2024 through a rout... [1548 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4j4xd0geyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/2e9f/live/e923abc0-c614-11f0-934b-cf5196b3cbea.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T06:00:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3d96fa851becfa2ae73806bf3339dc37",
            "title": "How to have better conversations about prostate cancer",
            "description": "From the pros and cons of PSA testing to tackling embarrassment, Dr Valeed Ghafoor advises how to approach the disease in an informed manner",
            "content": "Dr Valeed Ghafoor is a GP Partner and Trainer in Manchester. He regularly sees men who are concerned about their prostate health and have delayed coming forward because of fear, misinformation or simple embarrassment. He is passionate about helping p... [6637 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/christmas-charity-appeal/2025/11/24/better-prostate-cancer-conversations/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2025/11/21/TELEMMGLPICT000447056118_17637302163420_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqpVlberWd9EgFPZtcLiMQf0Rf_Wk3V23H2268P_XkPxc.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e986cc13db05e92f8a3eb5e9cdc56ba0",
            "title": "I'm 57 and lost 5lb in just one month with this amazing easy method - here's exactly how I did it and why I'm never looking back: MIRANDA LEVY",
            "description": "Three years ago, the middle-class mums in my area of London started having yellow plasters on their arms. 'Oh yes,' they'd say. 'I'm doing ZOE.' ZOE is a ­personalised nutrition programme.",
            "content": "Three years ago, the middle-class mums in my area of north London started going around with round, yellow sticking plasters on their upper arms. ‘Oh yes,’ they would say. ‘I’m doing ZOE.’\nZOE – the word is Greek for ‘life’ – is a ­personalised nutrit... [10089 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/fitness-wellbeing/article-15319047/lost-5lb-just-one-month-easy-method-MIRANDA-LEVY.html",
            "image": "https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/11/23/19/104123677-0-image-m-57_1763925795842.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-11-24T01:21:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4aca9b1f6287a5f7a6dea911063bdb49",
                "name": "Daily Mail",
                "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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