United Kingdom News API

Get the live top headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

Get API key for the United Kingdom 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 568136,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "22d5c29ab42828aceb8db3525152a79e",
            "title": "UK heatwave: Red extreme heat warning to take effect",
            "description": "The warning, which means there could be a risk to life, will be in force in parts of England and Wales from 09:00.",
            "content": "Dog walkers told to 'be sensible' and avoid walks, says RSPCA expert\nPet owners have been advised not to take their dogs out for walks during the red extreme heat warning.\nLauren Bennett from the RSPCA tells BBC Breakfast that while dogs should still... [3373 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz9lj5nyzwvt",
            "image": "https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/website/assets/static/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.5f404a8b8b.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T05:41:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d9ddeec8f1099f9f5bc1765595f43f16",
            "title": "TV Festival to move from Edinburgh to Manchester",
            "description": "The event is relocating from the Scottish capital next year in a move to \"radically\" cut costs.",
            "content": "The TV Festival is relocating from Edinburgh to Manchester next year after half a century.\nOrganisers said it was moving from the Scottish capital \"amid increasing challenges around accessibility, affordability and sustainability\" across the televisi... [955 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r2vdmeg14o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/7dd4/live/910ef700-6f06-11f1-87e9-1dc598ae70b3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T05:11:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7ab49aa07ac4cf00034db60512650cef",
            "title": "Kyle Walker says maybe it is time for England team change as he names two stars who could shake up Tuchel's XI",
            "description": "MAYBE it is time for a change.\nIt might be the moment for Bukayo Saka to start the game and get some minutes in his legs for the knockout...",
            "content": "MAYBE it is time for a change.\nIt might be the moment for Bukayo Saka to start the game and get some minutes in his legs for the knockout stages.\nAdvertisement\nAnd maybe Marcus Rashford needs a chance too and we can see what the two of them bring.\nGh... [4153 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39520155/kyle-walker-england-ghana-saka-rashford/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/DK-OP-WALKER_16b67d.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-24T05:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8312b3960d99553247ab475ee7eeed9a",
                "name": "The Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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