United Kingdom Nation News API

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

Get API key for the United Kingdom Nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 543700,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d78f63fab778860579292c3a6bc6f12c",
            "title": "Major delays after lorry crashes into M66 barrier",
            "description": "Hours of disruption was expected after the HGV \"jack-knifed\" on the busy motorway.",
            "content": "All traffic has been stopped on part of M66 while police respond to a lorry crash, with drivers warned to expect long delays.\nThe busy section of motorway was closed along the southbound carriageway between junction one at Ramsbotton and two at Bury ... [477 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4peppk8yqo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/51a3/live/7b49a730-5e5d-11f1-a8d1-c3a6936cb189.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T08:46:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cde5601d780b805ce02ea1125242844d",
            "title": "No 10 urged to review religious knife rules after Henry Nowak murder",
            "description": "Hampshire police commissioner writes to Keir Starmer over ‘national tragedy’ of Southampton stabbing last December",
            "content": "The police and crime commissioner for Hampshire is leading calls for a review of religious exemptions on the carrying of knives after Henry Nowak, 18, was murdered by a man carrying a “Sikh dagger” in Southampton.\nDonna Jones described the stabbing o... [5588 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/02/hampshire-police-commissioner-urges-religious-knives-review",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f959f9d2be580fb3c63ac623a064b219725f7b39/83_0_1430_1144/master/1430.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=750f9d89ee913cf9a20d5c4d1588cd7b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T08:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3885fe4af79c30fca9e72e9a39618e9f",
            "title": "London Tube strikes live: Severe delays and suspensions across capital as 24-hour walkout takes effect",
            "description": "Drivers’ union Aslef has accepted the conditions set by TfL while the RMT still plans to walk out",
            "content": "Swipe for next article\nLiveupdated\nLondon Tube strikes live: Severe delays and suspensions across capital as 24-hour walkout takes effect\nDrivers’ union Aslef has accepted the conditions set by TfL while the RMT still plans to walk out\nLarge parts of... [6805 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tube-strikes-london-today-tfl-live-updates-b2987680.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/06/01/17/01KT0WJRKM18RTD4CT5ZAQKC89.jpg?width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-02T07:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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