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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": 132494,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9d91730fce4f188bff627359b96c274c",
            "title": "These simple acts will improve your health more than any fitness trend",
            "description": "In this week’s Well Enough, Harry Bullmore argues that real fitness progress doesn’t come from chasing trends, but from quietly stacking small, consistent habits",
            "content": "The article below is an excerpt from my newsletter: Well Enough with Harry Bullmore. To get my latest thoughts on fitness and wellbeing pop your email address into the box above to get the newsletter direct to your inbox.\nI spent some time away from ... [4725 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/health-and-fitness/simple-habits-better-health-fitness-fads-ignore-b2955590.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/10/19/51/iStock-1323202140.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T07:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4560c708c1c948fd86b2e9332cc3299f",
            "title": "Kent students: 'I still can't believe people died from meningitis'",
            "description": "People impacted by a meningitis outbreak, which started in Canterbury, say \"it was a crazy time\".",
            "content": "People affected by the fatal meningitis outbreak in Kent have told the BBC how the experience has left them \"more wary\" of its symptoms.\nA 21-year-old University of Kent student and Juliette Kenny, an 18-year-old sixth former at a school in Faversham... [1989 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd7g96r19eo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d46f/live/0138f630-351d-11f1-9f76-8dbe71e83b07.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-12T05:57:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "da89c979b64a6998bb5ed83cee486007",
            "title": "Contraception on social media: Why posts are trying to scare me off",
            "description": "Misinformation about contraception has been spreading on social media, alongside the \"very real frustrations\" of women complaining about side effects.",
            "content": "As a sex educator, Milly Evans knows more about contraception than most.\nBut in the run-up to getting a hormonal coil (IUS), she was filled with unfamiliar doubts about whether it was right for her body.\nHer social media feed was \"flooded\" with conte... [5405 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyvw9pgjveo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/36c5/live/6e6dbf30-34e4-11f1-8606-05fe34b06e1b.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T23:15:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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