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": 537500,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1653422cc332d65781931d19b1e7b7e6",
            "title": "Sadiq Khan vows to overrule residents’ group’s objections to Soho bars and restaurants",
            "description": "London mayor says Soho Society’s decision to challenge all new licensing applications is ‘bad’ for city",
            "content": "Sadiq Khan, the London mayor, has suggested he will overrule a residents’ society that has vowed to challenge all new applications for pubs and restaurants in Soho.\nThe Guardian revealed last week that the Soho Society, a residents’ group established... [2692 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/01/khan-vows-to-overrule-residents-groups-objections-to-soho-bars-and-restaurants",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/130de8aefa700ed9cc2718786fe3fe7f965b5735/327_0_3541_2833/master/3541.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=5b0a455e730cd678f0c863780575e6f0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T21:18:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "206e5b58e2af9280ead9811c0901968c",
            "title": "Man who murdered Southampton student with Sikh ceremonial knife jailed for life",
            "description": "Vickrum Digwa stabbed Henry Nowak, 18, five times with a 21cm blade he said he carried as part of his Sikh faith. | ITV News Meridian",
            "content": "A man has been jailed for life for murdering an 18-year-old University of Southampton student with a Sikh ceremonial knife.\nVickrum Digwa, 23, stabbed finance student Henry Nowak five times with a 21cm blade that he said he carried as part of his Sik... [7272 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2026-06-01/man-who-murdered-student-with-sikh-ceremonial-knife-jailed-for-life",
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/4sV7cLi1aZNhYcEn21KTdl/9741c21b793330c241cb5d142463d144/FotoJet__6_.jpg?fm=jpg&fit=fill&w=1600&h=900&q=80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T21:06:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50e936df020ec4ba91592a1399c1d92f",
                "name": "ITVX",
                "url": "https://www.itv.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "48bac72728e466eaddf8a4d2d0663b93",
            "title": "London tube strike to go ahead after 11th-hour talks fail to find resolution",
            "description": "About half of drivers will take action on Tuesday as RMT blames TfL’s ‘refusal to engage meaningfully’",
            "content": "The strike on the London Underground will go ahead on Tuesday after a day of talks failed to avert industrial action.\nAbout half of London’s tube drivers will take action, bringing widespread transport disruption to the capital. A second strike is pl... [2920 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/01/london-tube-strike-to-go-ahead-after-11th-hour-talks-fail-to-find-resolution",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/07e20ddb40c9b67aa6484a2a4f82948fb4b1c54c/470_44_1606_1286/master/1606.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=7a8be7026b6222f20d9f52be8651614b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T20:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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