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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": 132422,
    "articles": [
        {
            "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"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e4d80e46e767bc49b847e013fd3d9822",
            "title": "it went so badly docs thought I had cancer",
            "description": "A DISTRAUGHT mum feared she had cancer after botched cosmetic surgery in Turkey.\nStephanie Reid, 41, says the bungled £6,000 tummy tuck and...",
            "content": "A DISTRAUGHT mum feared she had cancer after botched cosmetic surgery in Turkey.\nStephanie Reid, 41, says the bungled £6,000 tummy tuck and breast reduction left her hating her body more than she did before.\nAdvertisement\nAnd when doctors found a lum... [1525 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16143690/botched-turkey-cosmetic-op-went-badly-docs-thought-cancer/",
            "image": "https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Off-platform-pics-2026-04-11T175314.083.png?w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T19:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65fdceda4e23f4bd1c3f7ff05f03313b",
                "name": "The Scottish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "73bda12d9445e0f0d83ed9ff8bb11e1e",
            "title": "Why ‘zone two’ exercise is key to a healthy heart",
            "description": "There are five zones for heart-rate training and one of them matters most — especially if you’re between your late thirties and early sixties",
            "content": "If the thought of high-intensity training fills you with dread, and burpees are a form of torture, then good news: the latest thinking in fitness is that it’s all about zone two. No, not the Tube map, but low-intensity, steady-state aerobic exercise ... [4952 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/article/zone-two-heart-rate-exercise-fitness-9ffqx683t",
            "image": "https://www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/7c33c92b-7720-413e-b061-671431e3ef3b.jpg?strip=all&format=webp&crop=1600px%2C900px%2C0px%2C0px&resize=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-11T14:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e0e1039092ec85a0b069e08b66bb337",
                "name": "The Times",
                "url": "https://www.thetimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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