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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": 490334,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "25b555739a40a837700d48b27c1c397c",
            "title": "First New V-Level subjects announced from 2027",
            "description": "Ministers say \"bold reforms\" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.",
            "content": "Education, finance and digital are among the first new V-level subjects rolling out from 2027.\nEducation Secretary Bridget Phillipson says the \"bold reforms\" will end the snobbery in post-16 education, and support young people to build secure, future... [4369 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6e7004dj9o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/a502/live/80497cc0-1be0-11f1-9a61-1b759d532334.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T00:31:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "926c5156fcc64d45211a5d826cad1bca",
            "title": "MPs reject ban on social media for under-16s",
            "description": "Ban could still be introduced in future after Commons back government bid to give extra powers to secretary of state",
            "content": "A proposed ban on social media for under-16s has been rejected by MPs.\nParliamentarians voted 307 to 173, majority 134, against the proposed change to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which was brought forward by Conservative peer and forme... [631 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/09/proposed-ban-on-social-media-for-under-16s-rejected-by-mps",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5239695b19c4661f27157b68ac24c5320e28195c/0_0_6880_5504/master/6880.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=a2f214e2787db0e8935bbb022f89cdec",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T00:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "79f45f4f8bf856e8676bf86a3f6ba7e1",
            "title": "Business owners 'heartbroken' after retail units destroyed in Glasgow fire",
            "description": "Union Corner was home to many independent businesses that have been left with nowhere to work after the building next to Glasgow Central Station collapsed.",
            "content": "Business owners have said they are \"heartbroken\" after dozens of retail units burnt to the ground during a fire in Glasgow.\nMore than 250 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze that started in a vape shop on Sunday, before it engulfed the en... [3923 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd70wvj2xnyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/3b3f/live/99ef4fc0-1bee-11f1-9120-a910fc22c6ac.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T22:59:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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