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": 539942,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0e53c609b271d60ee33707de67b52256",
            "title": "Children in England to be offered free bus trips this August",
            "description": "Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free bus scheme designed to relieve cost-of-living pressures.",
            "content": "Children aged five to 15 will travel for free on participating local buses in England in August, the chancellor will anounce on Thursday.\nRachel Reeves is to reveal a £100m fare-free scheme designed to relieve some of the ongoing cost-of-living press... [2247 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd7pzr88de1o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/361a/live/461539a0-54a1-11f1-a394-11d26a598743.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T02:48:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f8445fb2e28e935ee06ddec0f53ecf34",
            "title": "Murder investigation launched after bus driver attacked on Battersea Bridge dies",
            "description": "Sergei Krajev, 64, received first aid at the scene and was taken to hospital but sadly died on Tuesday",
            "content": "Sergei Krajev, 64, received first aid at the scene and was taken to hospital but sadly died on Tuesday\nSergei Krajev died from his injuries\nMet Police\nAlastair Lockhart\n2 minutes ago\nGet our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories,... [3260 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/battersea-bridge-bus-driver-murder-investigation-b1283086.html",
            "image": "https://static.standard.co.uk/2026/05/20/18/53/SKrajev.jpeg?width=1200&auto=webp&quality=75",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T01:28:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "99b3c5a558a3e649a1397aa932026c34",
                "name": "London Evening Standard",
                "url": "https://www.standard.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9f22c89fe92a11b6d1d4c4ec75b6d4f8",
            "title": "TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says Ofcom",
            "description": "YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.",
            "content": "Ofcom has criticised TikTok and YouTube, saying in a new report their content feeds are \"not safe enough\" for children.\nThe findings follow the regulator's call for stronger action on children's online safety, and said Meta, Snap and Roblox had each ... [3831 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0pky4zpxxo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/ce53/live/9f67cd50-546b-11f1-97ab-4b256b476233.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T00:47:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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