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": 533322,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "195c71328af9004e9351ecf3152dab0c",
            "title": "Russian jets 'dangerously' intercept RAF spy plane over Black Sea",
            "description": "The unarmed Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft was conducting a \"routine international flight\" during the incidents, the Ministry of Defence says.",
            "content": "Two Russian warplanes \"repeatedly and dangerously\" intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.\nA Russian Su-35 fighter approached the Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft, getting close eno... [1435 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8p40e2zx1o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/eb71/live/5d8bdef0-545f-11f1-a996-23a66636b2cc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T16:00:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9a3694ba62fc4a4bacaf1b037ebfd7d8",
            "title": "Manchester Airport assault retrial jury discharged",
            "description": "Brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting a police officer.",
            "content": "A retrial jury has been discharged after it failed to reach verdicts over allegations that two brothers assaulted a police officer at Manchester Airport.\nMohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting Greater Manchester PC Za... [392 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgzvxrg1z3o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/8105/live/b97f01c0-5463-11f1-90bc-1d92dab59cbe.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T15:52:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "193accfb8f9bbe155d9b81f66ca823ff",
            "title": "Jury in Manchester Airport brothers re-trial discharged after failing to reach verdicts",
            "description": "Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammad Amaad were both on trial accused of assaulting PC Zachary Marsden",
            "content": "The jury in the re-trial of two brothers accused of assaulting an armed police officer at Manchester Airport has been discharged after they failed to reach verdicts.\nMohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, were both on trial accused of assa... [3813 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jury-manchester-airport-brothers-re-33982881",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article32169472.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_JS376444065.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-20T15:40:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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