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": 566610,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4116f0a0bb5cd512f2281d13f6e81e3a",
            "title": "Man arrested in connection to teen who was shot dead while riding bike",
            "description": "Ellis Cox was 19 when he was fatally shot two years ago",
            "content": "Ellis Cox was 19 when he was fatally shot two years ago\nA man has been in connection with the murder of Ellis Cox. Merseyside Police have confirmed that a 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, today, Sunday Ju... [2173 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-arrested-connection-teen-who-34118644",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/article33708262.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Ellis-Cox-murder_03.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T10:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1aa6f0dbd00b7d9acf000f0ae47eaa40",
                "name": "Liverpool Echo",
                "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2f51411b8e1d3a718a2c8d75d5551592",
            "title": "Woman, 22, dies in Manchester after setting herself on fire",
            "description": "Shawgar Hama died in Wythenshawe Hospital on May 23 this year",
            "content": "Shawgar Hama died in Wythenshawe Hospital on May 23 this year\nAn inquest has opened into the tragic death of a 22-year-old Blackburn woman who died from severe burn injuries.\nShawgar Rasul Hama passed away on May 23 at Wythenshawe Hospital, which hou... [888 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/blackburn-woman-death-fire-inquest-34118470",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33063919.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_170821southmoorrd2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T09:38:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0cd98f21f31041fa77baebdf5b6f0c45",
            "title": "Cabinet ministers asked to look for cuts to fund UK defence spending increase",
            "description": "Lisa Nandy says discussions are taking place about how to ‘keep this country safe’ after John Healey’s resignation",
            "content": "Cabinet ministers have been asked to look for more money in their departments to fund an increase in defence spending after the resignation of the former defence secretary John Healey.\nThe culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, told the BBC that her departme... [3569 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/14/cabinet-ministers-asked-to-look-for-cuts-to-fund-uk-defence-spending-increase",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/542bb14fb58955389ece802002482a7d50dfe54c/128_0_1776_1421/master/1776.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=c1f1fa24f280af682639b1b8967b71ee",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-14T09:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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