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": 526244,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a6c2fd5a5c444b81402747692e56b69f",
            "title": "Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS 'marking own homework', councils warn",
            "description": "The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.",
            "content": "Abolishing the organisation which champions patient views on health and social care would leave the NHS \"marking their own homework\", a group representing local councils in England and Wales has warned.\nHealthwatch is an independent body which repres... [2356 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8pn2jplg9o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/2b8b/live/3bdbcce0-5b83-11f1-bcbb-431c39a62187.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-30T00:08:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a36647512669a533580eba28eaeb12d7",
            "title": "Nearly 100 homes evacuated in Scottish village after reports of ground movement",
            "description": "Investigation launched in former mining village of Coalsnaughton after residents forced to leave properties",
            "content": "Nearly 100 homes have been evacuated following reports of ground movement in a former mining village in Clackmannanshire.\nProperties began being evacuated on 18 May and an investigation has since been launched into the cause in Coalsnaughton.\nThe loc... [2422 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/29/almost-100-homes-evacuated-in-scottish-village-after-reports-of-ground-movement",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0299528076a12d2514f6ae75eb763f92e05ef506/0_64_4807_3845/master/4807.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=282ea245912e12ccff9eb351d34cda64",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T21:34:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "713d6f1fba0cff9807690b6c09588a13",
            "title": "Mum dies suddenly on first day of Lanzarote holiday as tributes paid to 'beautiful soul'",
            "description": "Mandi Murray, 46, a Celtic FC supporter from Glasgow, died after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in Lanzarote, leaving behind her husband and children",
            "content": "Mandi Murray, 46, a Celtic FC supporter from Glasgow, died after suffering a heart attack while on holiday in Lanzarote, leaving behind her husband and children\nA mum from Glasgow has died suddenly on holiday in the Canary Islands, just one day after... [2557 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-dies-suddenly-first-day-37224627",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article37224626.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_lanzarote.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-29T20:19:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6cae1c46bb8b237dc470e08f1d7ce41a",
                "name": "The Mirror",
                "url": "https://www.mirror.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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