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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": 459216,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f87f249aa33dc4d62bacb275b11bd8ec",
            "title": "Merthyr Tydfil men rescue nine-month-old baby locked in burning car",
            "description": "Wesley Beynon and Marc Willding are hailed heroes after pulling baby Lilah from the flames.",
            "content": "A mother has called two strangers \"literal lifesavers\" after they rescued her nine-month-old baby from a burning car.\nAlex McClean, 21, from Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent, was driving along a dual carriageway at about 13:20 GMT on Wednesday when her car b... [2618 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjvrggnvno",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d959/live/d70f0130-f3cf-11f0-92c3-936af9d34b29.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:57:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "12dba8c364ab8c100ced50d838b83bde",
            "title": "Opponents of China’s mega-embassy rally in London as approval deadline nears",
            "description": "Britain’s main opposition leader joined a demonstration Saturday against China’s planned new embassy in London, days before a deadline for the government to approve or block the project.",
            "content": "Britain’s main opposition leader joined a demonstration Saturday against China’s planned new embassy in London, days before a deadline for the government to approve or block the project.\nConservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch urged the Labour Party ... [2550 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/17/europe/chinese-mega-embassy-protest-london-intl-latam",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2026-01-17t144234z-954579936-rc223ja7kpqo-rtrmadp-3-britain-china-embassy-protests.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:55:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "95581ae14817a067c8031fb7e2db1357",
            "title": "James Bulger killer Robert Thompson's secret life including 'boyfriend who knows real identity'",
            "description": "Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 when they murdered two-year-old James Bulger.",
            "content": "Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 when they murdered two-year-old James Bulger.\nThe murder of James Bulger in Bootle, Merseyside on February 12, 1993 sent shockwaves across the nation, as did the actions of those behind it, child murderer... [5123 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/james-bulger-killer-robert-thompsons-36569830",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.dailyrecord.co.uk/article36569854.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_robert-thompson.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-17T21:21:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d500c5b4fdb8c1053fdfae53cb43b1ba",
                "name": "Daily Record",
                "url": "https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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