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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": 481144,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "67952d00a66a05ff4e8122bab3e9389d",
            "title": "House to vote on limiting Trump’s powers in Iran war after Senate measure fails - US politics live",
            "description": "House decision is expected to be tight after war powers resolution in the Senate fell apart along party lines",
            "content": "From 4h ago\nHouse to vote on war powers resolution after Senate measure fails\nWelcome to our coverage of US politics today as the conflict as Iran continues to dominate the agenda.\nThe House is preparing to vote on Thursday on a war powers resolution... [15645 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/05/donald-trump-war-powers-latest-news-updates",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e177b723b9bcbbf44bb4d60aa6e16b12277f9be3/981_0_5734_4585/master/5734.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=df1e6edef4d09c50e02a2ffcabe88b42",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T15:12:59Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0f623326a519a32c32d634bb4deaad87",
            "title": "Iran latest: UK PM Keir Starmer giving update on Middle East war",
            "description": "The PM uses a news conference to defend the UK's response to the Middle East war. In Iran, explosions are seen across Tehran after US-Israeli strikes, while Israel reports new Iranian attacks.",
            "content": "British citizens in UAE should 'move indoors' and 'stay away from windows' - embassy\nThe British Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has urged British citizens to \"move indoors and remain inside\".\n\"You should stay indoors or go to the nearest s... [10420 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c62gg44d53xt?page=3",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/69b4/live/98e531a0-189f-11f1-b048-c9424b2cf5fd.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T14:45:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "113e62d63bdd0078f40cac03bf4143c4",
            "title": "Trump must negotiate with Iran",
            "description": "Sir Keir Starmer has called on Donald Trump to negotiate with Iran.",
            "content": "Sir Keir Starmer insisted the special relationship with the US continued to flourish despite a rift with Donald Trump.\nThe Prime Minister has faced stinging criticism from Mr Trump over his refusal to join American strikes on Iran and a delay in givi... [7815 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2026/03/05/politics-latest-news-iran-keir-starmer-kemi-badenoch-trump/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2026/03/05/TELEMMGLPICT000468885537_17727202336200_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqgsaO8O78rhmZrDxTlQBjdP4Xpit_DMGvdp2n7FDd82k.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Live",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-05T14:34:28Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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