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": 523280,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7b6550651962e99a0efaa49f1a7698b2",
            "title": "Brighton beach sisters 'never recovered' after mum died in tragic similar circumstances",
            "description": "Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, were found dead off Brighton beach earlier this month - it has since been revealed their mum died in similar circumstances",
            "content": "Jane Adetoro, Christina Walters and Rebecca Walters, were found dead off Brighton beach earlier this month - it has since been revealed their mum died in similar circumstances\nThree sisters who died in a seaside tragedy in Brighton had suffered throu... [4924 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/brighton-beach-sisters-never-recovered-34002505",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article34002533.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/1_20260520-Op-Ledmore-Teenage-tribute.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T20:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d9ef1009decab9429f5ca967df55754a",
            "title": "M6 crash LIVE as major motorway delays after all traffic stopped",
            "description": "It comes after a crash on the M6",
            "content": "There are major delays on the M6 motorway tonight after a crash involving four cars. All lanes were shut on the motorway following the incident at around 8.30pm.\nThe motorway was shut off on the northbound carriageway between junction 21 for Warringt... [522 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/m6-crash-live-motorway-traffic-34002543",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article34002646.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_m6-37024-j21.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T20:13:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c355078379db3bd7364ad6ecf8701ffe",
            "title": "UK records hottest day of year as forecasters warn of more extreme heat",
            "description": "Temperature reaches 30.5C in Kent as amber health alerts issued before bank holiday temperatures rise",
            "content": "The UK has recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 30.5C in Kent as forecasters warned more extreme heat could follow over the bank holiday weekend.\nThe temperature in Frittenden also marked the first time since 2012 t... [1650 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/23/uk-records-hottest-day-of-the-year-so-far-with-warnings-of-more-extreme-heat-this-weekend",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/568d24d171b30069b71f1e40baf83a11b19d4c16/680_0_6833_5464/master/6833.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=a054e6f7037bb38a591be25901440cd5",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-23T19:59:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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