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": 525478,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "e7dc102ebef39d85fe284ff7356dc31f",
            "title": "Vienna’s public transport is the envy of the world - so why can’t it ditch cars?",
            "description": "Austrian capital mulls expanding tram network and park-and-ride car parks in effort to reduce private vehicle use",
            "content": "When Leonore Gewessler hops on the underground trains and street-level trams that run like clockwork across the breadth of Vienna, she appreciates the ease, affordability and time she “gets as a present” instead of idling in traffic. But Austria’s fo... [5927 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/06/vienna-public-transport-tram-network-ditch-cars",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6c8b05fcc328147fc90d24ff22c645d49d6165f9/586_0_2419_1936/master/2419.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=04e3cdb95e8332c43b5ae3057ae3e012",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T23:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5a995f78896770917e208b2ffe43a327",
            "title": "Millions across England, Scotland and Wales to vote in key elections",
            "description": "The polls on Thursday will be the biggest test of public opinion since the general election in 2024.",
            "content": "Millions of people across England, Scotland and Wales are set to vote in the largest set of polls since the general election in 2024.\nVoters in Scotland and Wales will choose who should run their national parliaments, while seats on dozens of council... [1667 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62xkw1pyvzo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/a13b/live/76fd5e30-497a-11f1-b9d6-9f6a897bd1ff.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T22:59:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9adb302f706b0bbee63560d09f8bc333",
            "title": "Manager fired after comparing feelings for junior colleague to Kylie Minogue hit and calling her 'intoxicating'",
            "description": "A BOSS was sacked after comparing his feelings for a junior employee to Kylie Minogue hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head.\nMarried Steven Powell,...",
            "content": "A BOSS was sacked after comparing his feelings for a junior employee to Kylie Minogue hit Can’t Get You Out of My Head.\nMarried Steven Powell, then 42, told Katie Stoney, in her 20s, she was “totally intoxicating”, and said in another message: “I’m o... [646 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39032744/manager-fired-kylie-minogue-intoxicating-comments/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/newspress-collage-b82klbt9d-1778101269691.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&1778104897&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-06T21:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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