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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": 487972,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0021e63a7cfc2a0d397ec8471a08da58",
            "title": "Puberty blockers trial paused after MHRA raises safety concerns",
            "description": "The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.",
            "content": "A clinical trial assessing the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender has been paused after safety concerns were raised by the UK medicines watchdog.\nThe Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency ... [3621 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd9z0p27k5o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/fbb7/live/f8ea21f0-c6fb-11f0-a863-434ee92aa5e3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T23:36:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a2ead9ded6c110d04ea8314c687d50ed",
            "title": "Man jailed after starving dogs to death at 'rehoming' centre in Essex",
            "description": "Oaveed Rahman took money from his victims by pretending to run an animal charity. But the pets' owners cried in court as the prosecution described the conditions they were found in.",
            "content": "A man has been jailed for five years for what a judge described as the \"prolonged barbaric mistreatment, cruelty and neglect\" of dogs in Essex.\nOaveed Rahman, 26, claimed to be looking after the pets at a rehoming centre called Save A Paw in Crays Hi... [2745 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/man-jailed-for-starving-cats-and-dogs-to-death-at-rehoming-centre-in-essex-13510066",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/26/02/1600x900/skynews-oaveed-rahman-animal-cruelty_7170464.jpg?20260220183655",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T23:00:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ab35860fed1e6bc38e2d01c08e674359",
            "title": "Are MSPs undermining the rule of law in Scotland?",
            "description": "How a very political court case sparked a huge row - and questions about the separation of powers.",
            "content": "It has been a truly remarkable week in politics and the law in Scotland.\nMSPs have been debating a live criminal court case at Holyrood. Questions have been raised about a judge's decision to postpone a hearing, and the lord advocate has faced accusa... [6214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gj2r1rk2eo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/945e/live/487b29c0-0e5b-11f1-801d-ed3cff6bf876.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T23:00:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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