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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": 419320,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ba6acda5d885a3e03f395926a9ec9ff9",
            "title": "Secret warehouse reveals lost world of treasures found on HS2 route",
            "description": "Archaeological finds from the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.",
            "content": "Treasures unearthed by hundreds of archaeologists so far during work on the controversial planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC.\nThe 450,000 objects, which are being held in a secret warehouse, include a possible Roman gladiat... [6013 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93v21q5xdvo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/dedb/live/ef1ca240-fd44-11f0-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T06:00:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "475a5b827f580f4e0c0020859749e8b0",
            "title": "Calls for King Charles to formally apologise for slavery after research shows crown’s role",
            "description": "Book The Crown’s Silence details how crown profited from and protected trade in enslaved African people for centuries",
            "content": "MPs, experts and campaigners have called on King Charles to make a formal apology for transatlantic slavery, after research highlighted how the British crown and Royal Navy extended and protected the trade in enslaved African people for hundreds of y... [3854 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jan/30/calls-for-king-charles-to-formally-apologise-for-slavery-after-research-shows-crowns-role",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/651de7289c64c218b0551de2fad6ea2ac3ac4306/366_0_4675_3740/master/4675.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=178314dd593cdbd9c5ba94668b46adb1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T06:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "34c2e9420c78bce7a668408b1db89774",
            "title": "Trump says ‘very dangerous’ for UK to do business with China, after Starmer hails progress in Beijing",
            "description": "US president warns Keir Starmer over closer ties with China during British PM’s trip to secure lower tariffs and better access to Chinese market",
            "content": "Donald Trump has warned the UK against doing business with China, just hours after Keir Starmer lauded the economic relationship during a landmark visit to Beijing.\nThe US president said it was “very dangerous” for the UK to pursue closer ties with t... [3471 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/trump-dangerous-uk-china-starmer-xi-jinping-beijing",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/ab2ce56e93343d4483d092d483b4b386571cc643/785_186_5674_4541/master/5674.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=ba968bfe7f1c017c8da3934c2f61d2bb",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-30T04:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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