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": 546126,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1167347d83b1d011537c7f271f2ffdbb",
            "title": "Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé break Met Gala rule with their children",
            "description": "Beyoncé and Kidman were two of the co-chairs of this year’s event at the Metropolitan Museum of Art",
            "content": "Nicole Kidman and Beyoncé appeared to defy a longstanding protocol at the Met Gala by bringing their respective teenage daughters to the red carpet.\nIn 2018, Vogue confirmed that under-18s weren’t allowed to attend the fashion extravaganza, after 15-... [2180 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/nicole-kidman-beyonce-kids-met-gala-b2970753.html",
            "image": "https://static.the-independent.com/2026/05/05/14/02/MixCollage-05-May-2026-10-00-AM-1246.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T14:23:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "524e5ce5206827d4ebfbee6121efefdb",
            "title": "Aigburth Road live as woman arrested on suspicion of murder",
            "description": "Police were called to Aigburth Road around 8.55am this morning",
            "content": "A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found dead inside a property in Aigburth.\nA man, reported to be in his 60s, was found dead inside the house. At this stage, Merseyside Police is treating the death as unexplained and en... [1948 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/aigburth-road-police-live-updates-33891472",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.liverpoolecho.co.uk/article33891399.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Police-at-a-property-on-Aigburth-Road-in-Liverpool-today.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T13:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "1aa6f0dbd00b7d9acf000f0ae47eaa40",
                "name": "Liverpool Echo",
                "url": "https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8ef6122afc05e378e5ade8790328d3fa",
            "title": "Pete Hegseth grilled over Iran 'using kamikaze DOLPHINS strapped with mines to attack US ships in Strait of Hormuz'",
            "description": "SECRETARY of War Pete Hegseth has hit back on reports that Iran is considering using armed dolphins to attack US warships in the Strait of...",
            "content": "SECRETARY of War Pete Hegseth has hit back on reports that Iran is considering using armed dolphins to attack US warships in the Strait of Hormuz.\nHegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine were left puzzled by the question about arm... [2193 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thesun.ie/news/16915333/pete-hegseth-grilled-iran-kamikaze-dolphins-attack-us-ships/",
            "image": "https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/SC-Kamikaze-Dolphins-Breaker-OP-copy.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T12:37:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "75adf8e9d1744f288c0f3845d55cca10",
                "name": "The Irish Sun",
                "url": "https://www.thesun.ie"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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