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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": 124120,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1f5f6d41b1f5bf60f8bb0649e0af6d14",
            "title": "Deafening, draining and potentially deadly: are we facing a snoring epidemic?",
            "description": "Experts say dangerous sleep apnoea affects an estimated 8 million in the UK alone, and everything from evolution to obesity or even the climate crisis could be to blame",
            "content": "When Matt Hillier was in his 20s, he went camping with a friend who was a nurse. In the morning she told him she had been shocked by the snoring coming from his tent. “She basically said, ‘For a 25-year-old non-smoker who’s quite skinny, you snore pr... [16047 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/07/deafening-draining-and-potentially-deadly-are-we-facing-a-snoring-epidemic",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f4d1bf3d2a6abcce279153e7b9319f04b1d1d794/1227_0_5308_4247/master/5308.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=f2497b24dd6770608b4bcab4f8f84f3c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T12:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "538b4295687f1ead4fdccaf6bec06e71",
            "title": "Why do kids eat their boogers?",
            "description": "There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior.",
            "content": "We've all seen it: a kid with one finger wedged up a nostril, mining the cavity for a golden nugget, teasing it out, and then gobbling it like a tasty snack. It may be gross to adults, but most children seem completely unfazed. So why do kids eat the... [5206 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-kids-eat-their-boogers",
            "image": "https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qzMrC6maKA8PYXbpaByjrR-1600-80.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T10:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "95993cee63c947c63f6bfe9192834ef8",
                "name": "Live Science",
                "url": "https://www.livescience.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fec29a7547275716b3ba88258c7dcfac",
            "title": "The 3-2-1 rule everyone should follow for a good night’s sleep",
            "description": "NEOM founder and wellbeing expert Nicola Elliott has shared her top tips for getting a better night's sleep, including the 3-2-1 rule.",
            "content": "The older we get, the more we begin to cherish a proper night’s sleep and revel in being tucked up in bed nice and early with a gripping book.\nBut achieving a good night’s sleep isn’t as easy as it may sound, and there are numerous factors that can p... [5181 chars]",
            "url": "https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/06/3-2-1-rule-everyone-follow-a-good-nights-sleep-26724764/",
            "image": "https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GettyImages-2247678863_1770308942.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1200&h=630&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T08:39:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b40633e34a62c20b9ec4adf5e8bee789",
                "name": "Metro.co.uk",
                "url": "https://metro.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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