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": 514254,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "176323d5ee6825f9973883f56de2cee1",
            "title": "Man arrested outside Israeli embassy shouted he wanted to 'make crimes', court hears",
            "description": "Abdullah Albadri from Kuwait denies the charges of preparing terrorist acts and being in possession of two knives.",
            "content": "A man with two knives shouted \"why are you stopping me from making crimes?\" as he was arrested trying to break into the Israeli embassy in London last year, a jury has heard.\nJurors at the Old Bailey were shown CCTV footage of Abdullah Albadri from K... [2978 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd8gl13729o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/4e5a/live/b1673b30-3a85-11f1-879d-1b2f5c3919b8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T19:40:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "150c67dce66f6558e29b325afe538703",
            "title": "Police say no evidence found of reported gang-rape in Epsom",
            "description": "Reports of alleged crime led to protests in the Surrey town this week, after claims woman in her 20s attacked",
            "content": "Police investigating a rape incident in Epsom have said they have “not found any evidence” of the offence as reported. The reports prompted protests in the Surrey town this week.\nSarah Grahame, assistant chief constable at Surrey police, said the for... [2061 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/17/police-say-no-evidence-of-offence-found-in-epsom-incident",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3f70356d99e64d8c356729f4ee3d28370b12fd44/501_0_4988_3993/master/4988.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=3cf50d69e1ffe99cea80f63cfe01ed5c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:46:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a8db40da90033783daf2996acc6539e7",
            "title": "Sheffield driver who killed police worker in crash jailed",
            "description": "Dean Tolan, 36, pleaded guilty to causing 29-year-old Ellie Smart's death by dangerous driving.",
            "content": "A man who killed a pedestrian while driving at almost double the road's 30mph speed limit has been jailed for nine years.\nPolice worker Ellie Smart, 29, was struck by a black Vauxhall Astra on Donetsk Way, Sheffield, while crossing the road just afte... [2080 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d8yly1gldo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/c4ce/live/d429ef30-3a87-11f1-b7a0-978d05a9e26f.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T18:29:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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