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": 548192,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9bb3cd799761713dbfd730b5f3a57162",
            "title": "Counter-terrorism officers investigate after five injured in violent incidents in Edinburgh",
            "description": "Several of those hurt are reported to be Muslim as Police Scotland say 36-year-old white Scottish man arrested",
            "content": "Counter-terrorism officers are involved in investigations into a series of violent incidents in Edinburgh that left five people injured, police said.\nThe organisation Muslim Engagement and Development said several of those injured were Muslim.\nPolice... [2390 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/20/counter-terrorism-officers-investigate-after-five-injured-in-violent-incidents-in-edinburgh",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/88f8cdf6e5f6cce7a3c180c403cba7e43d6fd325/252_0_3780_3024/master/3780.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=0ef73d21e332152b4d63466ce1a90fc3",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T17:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0736c074c674518bcb31a0864fc5ce2d",
            "title": "UK heatwave mapped: Where will get hotter than Ibiza as 37C ‘extreme heat’ warning issued",
            "description": "The Met Office has issued a rare amber weather warning for extreme heat ahead of an expected heatwave",
            "content": "Parts of England are set to swelter in a fresh heatwave this weekend, with temperatures hotter than Ibiza on Sunday.\nThe Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for extreme heat in the East of England, London and South East England, South West... [4821 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-heatwave-weather-forecast-met-office-warning-b2999666.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/07/06/14/45/01JYBV4Z83VRYST8D5ZKR7Q3CH-(1).jpeg?trim=0,186,0,185&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T16:59:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "149ef375eec384cb871e3c2929092761",
            "title": "Nine in critical condition after Bedford train crash kills driver and injures 100 others",
            "description": "Nine people are in a critical condition in hospital following a rail crash in Bedford that killed a train driver and injured 100 others. | ITV News Anglia",
            "content": "Rail crash investigators are at the scene in Bedford following a fatal collision, as Matthew Hudson reports for ITV News\nTwenty eight people remain in hospital and nine are in a critical condition following a train crash in Bedford, the British Trans... [4446 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2026-06-20/train-crash-kills-driver-and-seriously-injures-33-passengers",
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/6uCLg0G3v5q6UniahAJ1z1/0881516c48afdaef1c8cc7f02c668235/PHOTO-2026-06-20-13-07-20.jpg?fm=jpg&fit=fill&w=1600&h=900&q=80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T15:56:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50e936df020ec4ba91592a1399c1d92f",
                "name": "ITVX",
                "url": "https://www.itv.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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