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": 524490,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "74ca411355ed17eb4897c0713f9fcb11",
            "title": "UK ‘invention agency’ grants £50m of public money to US tech and venture capital firms",
            "description": "Exclusive: Brainchild of Dominic Cummings, Aria is aimed at funding ‘crazy’ scientific projects to benefit the UK",
            "content": "Britain’s “invention agency” has pledged £50m of UK taxpayer money to US tech companies and venture capital projects.\nDreamed up by Dominic Cummings to fund “crazy” ideas, the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) is meant to “restore Britain... [6675 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/03/uk-invention-agency-aria-pledges-70-million-public-money-us-tech-venture-capital-dominic-cummings",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d238e39a4f80183543f84fe5d5b1532e4c3e9338/2269_390_3431_2746/master/3431.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=0618f146032fc44e1c03bc651fb1f3d1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T09:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fccf6a95f2de14c047857e247e664e33",
            "title": "Italy and Portugal 'to ditch EU border checks' causing chaos for Brit tourists",
            "description": "Italy and Portugal have been tipped to follow Greece in scrapping the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks at airports, which have caused chaos for some British holidaymakers",
            "content": "Italy and Portugal have been tipped to follow Greece in scrapping the EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks at airports, which have caused chaos for some British holidaymakers\nTravel experts believe Italy and Portugal could be the next two count... [2366 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/portugal-italy-ees-airport-checks-37103878",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article37103923.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/4_GREECE-BRITAIN-CHINA-TRAVEL-TOURISM-THOMAS-COOK.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T08:38:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cae1c46bb8b237dc470e08f1d7ce41a",
                "name": "The Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "faa9f48b3b42d4d9be901e0d56731a2d",
            "title": "Polanski ‘not fit to lead a party’ after Golders Green tweet, says minister - UK politics live",
            "description": "Heidi Alexander criticises Green leader over retweet of post suggesting police used excessive force when arresting suspect",
            "content": "PM shouldn't have to 'reapply for his job', minister says, as she insists Starmer is 'best' person to lead the country\nAmid growing speculation about potential Labour leadership challenges being triggered by the expected disastrous local election res... [5338 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/may/03/local-elections-greens-polanksi-labour-starmer-conservatives-badenoch-reform-latest-news-updates",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/3bb797ec1707aa455ae9270699ed19cd10634061/75_0_2006_1604/master/2006.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=4f1974f8d0d4fc4e71559692b8ccf937",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T08:27:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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