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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": 496654,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8c8483fc0872f22cffa39df26a510fa5",
            "title": "Trump administration meets with UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson",
            "description": "Agitator whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon was hosted by senior adviser at US state department",
            "content": "The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been hosted by the Trump administration for a meeting at the state department in Washington.\nRobinson, 43, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was hosted by Joe Rittenhouse, a senior adviser at the stat... [2381 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/25/trump-administration-meets-with-uk-far-right-activist-tommy-robinson",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a8e2d9e084acc0f5c6ad4bcf061882377a2bffb0/0_0_1920_1536/master/1920.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=094ac973712bdf49884dfda8ac916ae9",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T00:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d353c2df92ad90ea56db5f2c192894af",
            "title": "Real Madrid 2-1 Benfica (Agg 3-1): Vinicius Jnr the difference maker as Real make last 16",
            "description": "Real Madrid book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Benfica; A week on from allegedly suffering racial abuse in the reverse fixture, Vinicius Jnr scored the decisive goal; Real will play either Sporting Lisbon or Man City in the last 16",
            "content": "Vinicius Jnr scored the decisive goal to send Real Madrid into the last 16 of the Champions League as they beat Benfica 2-1 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate.\nVinicius started for Real eight days after the first leg of the Champions League play-off r... [3985 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13511898/real-madrid-2-1-benfica-agg-3-1-vinicius-jnr-the-difference-maker-as-real-make-last-16",
            "image": "https://e0.365dm.com/26/02/1600x900/skysports-vinicius-junior-real-madrid_7175178.jpg?20260225220124",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T23:25:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "375c6022b40a085995083df0ed1ac413",
                "name": "Sky Sports",
                "url": "https://www.skysports.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e8e449a1e5f9b69c43a216165520e966",
            "title": "Champions League roundup: Atalanta oust Dortmund thanks to last-minute penalty",
            "description": "A stoppage-time penalty from Lazar Samardzic sent Atalanta into the Champions League last 16, with a thrilling 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday earning the Italian side a 4-3 win on aggregate",
            "content": "Lazar Samardzic slotted home a stoppage-time penalty to complete a dramatic 4-1 victory for Atalanta against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, sending the Italian side into the Champions League’s last 16 with a comeback 4-3 aggregate triumph.\nDortmund’... [2708 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/feb/25/champions-league-playoffs-roundup-psg-monaco-juventus-galatasaray-atalanta-borussia-dortmund",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/55859414dc9f6e80d43e5f238f082f8997c3ef68/142_0_2560_2048/master/2560.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=5b8e89ca371b60bbaf7e52d7c4bf18b2",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-25T20:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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