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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": 412676,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b8120c706e932fb3ff44ef767e1bcd39",
            "title": "Sports piracy explodes in UK with 3.6bn illegal streams and rise of black-market bookmakers",
            "description": "The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6 billion in the past three years according to a new report",
            "content": "The number of illegal streams of sports events in Britain has more than doubled to 3.6bn in the past three years according to a new report, which provides a stark illustration of the challenge facing broadcasters and leagues in combating piracy.\nThe ... [3539 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/15/sports-piracy-explodes-uk-illegal-streams-black-market-bookmakers",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a0702249eeb99ab4ad5239c452dc599e677cf727/378_0_4584_3667/master/4584.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=dc529101fc2b772767d091adbb517c15",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T08:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c8a8e992ddd620b9b0a6c44cdc3af1e7",
            "title": "Heavy rain warning for the East of England issued by Met Office",
            "description": "There is a risk of flooding and travel disruption, says the Met Office.",
            "content": "Heavy rain across the East of England could cause flooding and travel disruption, the Met Office has warned.\nA yellow weather warning has been issued by the Met Office for rain between 09:00 and 22:00 GMT, external on Thursday.\nHomes and businesses c... [252 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3z71z2vw9o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/68f8/live/55be47e0-f1df-11f0-8ff3-07679dfb902e.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T07:40:31Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3915380f452dede8baeae8d39ad24d4a",
            "title": "Major insurance company plunges into administration - 16,000 policies cancelled",
            "description": "Over 16,000 policyholders have been affected by the failure.",
            "content": "Some 16,000 policyholders have been left unprotected after a Gibraltar-based motor insurance company serving UK customers plunged into administration in October last year. As part of the administration process, the joint administrators formally termi... [3267 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2157972/insurance-company-administration-premier-Insurance-gibraltar",
            "image": "https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/1/1200x630/6674723.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-15T07:16:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5fee56bcfa73257762a23904b3dd8aeb",
                "name": "Daily Express",
                "url": "https://www.express.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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