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": 561960,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "3b0c7228377e4a3bafde3dfc007f189a",
            "title": "Girl, 14, charged with attempted murder after Manchester school knife attack",
            "description": "Two pupils and a teacher were injured in the attack, which counter-terror police are investigating.",
            "content": "A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after a knife attack at a school in Manchester on Tuesday, counter-terror police have said.\nA boy and a girl, both 14, and a 27-year-old male member of staff were stabbed at th... [1420 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3x1qzkj81o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/f9a5/live/68e94ec0-65e6-11f1-8e1d-bbbb1017d210.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T22:38:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "28dff22b5c01050b2c82d3267cc07614",
            "title": "Girl, 14, charged in connection with triple stabbing at school in Manchester",
            "description": "Suspect detained under Mental Health Act, as police confirm counter-terrorism unit is leading investigation",
            "content": "A 14-year-old girl has been charged in connection with three stabbings at a school in north Manchester, police said.\nThe girl was charged with three charges of attempted murder and two charges of possessing a bladed article on school premises over th... [1786 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/11/counter-terror-unit-investigates-triple-stabbing-at-school-in-manchester",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/98a1e1ba1ffe91086237b36c003d28dfbccbe8ae/863_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=7f9524ae832e93df829538ba0cdb1621",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T22:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fc967232f0bfffe9a54da6353c7fb2f9",
            "title": "Baby tortoise saved after fire at Buntingford soft play centre",
            "description": "A baby tortoise is found alive \"in the aftermath\" of a fire in the early hours of Wednesday.",
            "content": "A baby tortoise has been found alive after a \"significant\" fire in a soft play centre.\nHertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to The Jungle Box on the Watermill Industrial Estate in Buntingford, at about 03:20 BST, on Wednesday.\nIt had prev... [888 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgm6l4g69qo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/f3c9/live/1209bb80-659b-11f1-82c7-170f21ab8bf1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T20:53:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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