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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": 421478,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1943e4fef42ee4246b8cdd50e903eac7",
            "title": "Crime scenes in place in Oldham after reports of 'shooting'",
            "description": "An investigation has been launched",
            "content": "An investigation has been launched\nCrime scenes were put in place in Oldham following reports of a shooting on Sunday (February 15). Police and forensic teams were called to the scene on School House Road.\nIt's understood a property was targeted in a... [763 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/crime-scenes-place-oldham-after-33430918",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/article33430924.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/3_JH_MEN_150226_OLDHAM1JPG.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T23:15:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d747ad2c8a358a8ac802059a4e88a6a6",
                "name": "Manchester Evening News",
                "url": "https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a0e7a81bb0d8c4d3b91cce73c1d79879",
            "title": "Labour calls on Reform’s Matt Goodwin to reject aides’ ‘racist content’",
            "description": "Members of Gorton byelection candidate’s team reported to have expressed support for far-right groups",
            "content": "Reform UK’s candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection must distance himself from “racist content” shared by members of his campaign team, the Labour party has said.\nIn a letter to Matt Goodwin, Lucy Powell, Labour’s deputy leader, said an investi... [3340 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/15/labour-call-on-reforms-matt-goodwin-to-reject-racist-content-shared-by-teammembers",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a61282f4df3b2e36e3b00698dfb00e3e61dd1612/313_0_3750_3000/master/3750.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=2fb1ce5705b2acdbe3d7e6d55f5cf809",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T22:46:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "481d9f1892ffc5fa4748fe9a5b5c860e",
            "title": "No free pass for internet platforms on child safety, Starmer says",
            "description": "The government announces a consultation on online safety, including on a possible social media ban for under-16s.",
            "content": "No online platform will get a \"free pass\" on children's safety on the internet in new plans, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.\nThe government is pledging to close loopholes in existing laws designed to protect children online and will consult... [3313 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg38x13x5yo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/094a/live/520e98d0-0ab6-11f1-afbc-01c60fb356b3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-15T22:34:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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