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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": 517386,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1632748a7d244b7197fb18999d553627",
            "title": "People in north of England twice as likely to be killed in accidents as Londoners, report finds",
            "description": "Safety charity warns deaths are rising overall and closely linked to deprivation",
            "content": "People in the north of England are twice as likely to be killed in accidents than Londoners, with accidental deaths clearly linked to deprivation, a report has found.\nThe research, from safety charity the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents... [4614 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/16/people-in-north-of-england-twice-as-likely-to-be-killed-in-accidents-as-londoners-report-finds",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/62ed141b273d139d6931c2c7d0da4f0b49b8ed73/358_0_3540_2832/master/3540.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=ff07d18fb81323e3aab511abc181b1a8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T01:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4d52cf53c06ffdc9b85e86e2893841b7",
            "title": "'Summer of shortages' and 'War windfall'",
            "description": "Fears the Iran war could lead to UK supermarket shortages this summer and news of big oil windfalls lead Thursday's papers.",
            "content": "A \"summer of shortages\" could hit the UK's supermarket shelves, according to the Times, as the Iran war affects production of chicken, pork and other goods. Citing secret government analysis, the paper says \"fears grow that the closure of the Strait ... [3258 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn53pr62lqxo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/8f5c/live/da5dda00-391b-11f1-879d-1b2f5c3919b8.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T00:19:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "079cbec7d0420e868431e6063325f779",
            "title": "Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row",
            "description": "About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.",
            "content": "Nine universities have begun legal action against the government in a row over students being asked to repay loans as soon as possible.\nAbout 22,000 students in England are caught up in the dispute, after being sent letters saying they were given mai... [4673 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv884qveyqo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/9f7b/live/1aedbf00-38e9-11f1-af88-bb55454ebba2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-15T23:08:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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