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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": 133826,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "deaba369ec60aff17b45deb1e27814ab",
            "title": "Don't feel like exercising? Maybe it's the wrong time of day for you",
            "description": "Time your workout to your body clock, health researchers advise based on latest evidence.",
            "content": "To get the most out of a gym session, fitness class or a run, do it at the time of day that best suits your own natural internal body clock, say health researchers.\nEarly risers or \"larks\" should exercise in the morning for maximum benefit, while nig... [3103 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6lzpxwx50o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/4c6f/live/aef2a2b0-3759-11f1-a6a0-913b15480fa1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T23:54:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fb4ad2c86e1366b222026c3514d0d3e6",
            "title": "Bird flu outbreak near Gainsborough leads to imposed cull",
            "description": "The virus was found in commercial poultry at a premises near Gainsborough on Tuesday, Defra says.",
            "content": "Bird flu has been discovered at a site in Lincolnshire, officials have confirmed.\nThe H5N1 virus was found in commercial poultry at a premises near Gainsborough on Tuesday, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).\n... [267 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0mjjl14yrzo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/23a0/live/47c61ae0-383a-11f1-b164-cbd9e6dd0bb7.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T19:55:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "726e82d715773f973ab26a204097607f",
            "title": "Brave mum who made desperate 'last resort' plea five months ago tragically dies",
            "description": "'She had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody. She always put other people before herself and she lived for her family - her husband and her girls'",
            "content": "'She had a heart of gold and would do anything for anybody. She always put other people before herself and she lived for her family - her husband and her girls'\nA brave mum-of-two who waited more than five years for a donor kidney has sadly died. Cla... [5372 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/brave-mum-who-made-desperate-33770516",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33771179.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_claire1111.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-14T16:58:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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