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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": 471796,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c9427d5d4b71f098e7dfacbc1707c18",
            "title": "‘A never-ending queue’ – hospitals where waits are getting worse",
            "description": "Nearly a quarter of hospital trusts in England have seen waiting times deteriorate in the past year.",
            "content": "Nearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government published its plan to tackle the backlog a year ago, BBC analysis shows.\nHitting the 18-week waiting target for treatments such as knee and hip operations wa... [5301 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgjk89n2nyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d7db/live/2286a090-f55c-11f0-a712-a38af32eabc0.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-20T01:31:46Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a15a270f586c13c6d58692daac7a70ce",
            "title": "UK ministers launch consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s",
            "description": "Move comes as peers prepare to vote on an amendment to a bill that would enact a ban within a year of the bill passing",
            "content": "Ministers have launched a consultation into whether to ban under-16s from using social media as part of a package of measures designed to curb mobile phone use among young people.\nLiz Kendall, the technology secretary, announced the consultation on M... [4399 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/19/uk-ministers-launch-consultation-into-whether-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/bc2ea90865801f5027fc2d0cc275434464ba761b/520_0_5200_4160/master/5200.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=b92708e55fcde873648e40a4243914ce",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T23:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c6c8ca8fba481fb7612da4521ac0b313",
            "title": "Northern Lights dazzle skies across Merseyside",
            "description": "The Met Office issued an extreme space weather alert today",
            "content": "The Northern Lights have lit up the night sky with rare displays across Merseyside. Sightings have been reported in areas including Maghull, Crosby, Hoylake, New Brighton, and Birkenhead.\nThe Met Office issued an extreme space weather alert today, Ja... [1416 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/gallery/northern-lights-dazzle-skies-across-33263615",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/incoming/article33263666.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/1_Hoylake-northern-lights-2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T22:40:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1aa6f0dbd00b7d9acf000f0ae47eaa40",
                "name": "Liverpool Echo",
                "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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