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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": 425510,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b371dfe5b87a1f5cb0b3c67611717235",
            "title": "Oldham shooting LIVE: Cordons in place after gunman opens fire on house - updates",
            "description": "Crime scenes are in place on two streets in Oldham this morning",
            "content": "Two police cordons remain in place in Oldham this morning after a shooting.\nThe shooting is believed to have happened on School House Road yesterday (Sunday, February 15). A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson confirmed shots were blasted at a pro... [517 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/oldham-shooting-live-cordons-place-33431204",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/incoming/article33431187.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_160226shooting5.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T07:54:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb713ec74f97433a1ef000ed845d9389",
            "title": "Two dead and one fighting for life in burst of London knife attacks over weekend",
            "description": "Two men, aged 19 and 22, killed and a 21-year-old man left fighting for life following knife attacks in south London over the weekend",
            "content": "Two men, aged 19 and 22, killed and a 21-year-old man left fighting for life following knife attacks in south London over the weekend\nMichael Howie|Megan Howe\n2 minutes ago\nGet our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion a... [5086 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/stabbings-croydon-peckham-london-knife-crime-safety-b1271137.html",
            "image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/09/18/00/5b1d165b4fd0a93f2ebe198601bbaef9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzU4MTg1Mjcx-2.21314939.jpg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T07:33:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99b3c5a558a3e649a1397aa932026c34",
                "name": "London Evening Standard",
                "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "52939dc4096eb4c02a0f5bb0fcea87f3",
            "title": "reality of Birmingham's housing scandal laid bare",
            "description": "MPs have highlighted the reality of 'daily life' in Birmingham amid explosion in supported exempt accommodation sector",
            "content": "The shocking 'daily reality' of life in Birmingham neighbourhoods where families are living alongside thousands of struggling vulnerable people, often with dire results, has been laid bare by city MPs.\nPeople suffering mental breakdowns, injecting dr... [6106 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/drugs-brothels-misery-reality-birminghams-33422527",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/article33424232.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_GPY_BEM_230122sports_001JPG.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-16T07:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5f4885f054306abb568a7b785f060c1f",
                "name": "Birmingham Live",
                "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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