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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": 444014,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "6c22debfcf024e3214dc4a1869412761",
            "title": "The Muppet Show revival brings nostalgia and naughtiness, critics say",
            "description": "The one-off special features fan favourites Kermit and Miss Piggy, with guest stars Sabrina Carpenter and Seth Rogen.",
            "content": "It's time to play the music, as the infectious theme tune goes - The Muppet Show is back on the small screen, for the first time in four decades.\nMiss Piggy, her paramour Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, and Fozzie have reunited for the one-off show to mark i... [3802 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjdjm7j0y52o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/58e9/live/27d5ee40-01c6-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T12:58:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "112e0cf9e4e7ec3b79a7105d4493d155",
            "title": "Six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israel-linked defence firm",
            "description": "Three of the group were also found not guilty of violent disorder, while the jury failed to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage and causing grievous bodily harm.",
            "content": "Six Palestine Action activists have been cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli-linked defence firm's UK site.\nProsecutors said six members of the group - wearing red boiler suits and armed with sledgehammers - used a prison van... [2623 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/six-palestine-action-activists-cleared-of-aggravated-burglary-at-israel-linked-defence-firm-13493449",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/25/10/1600x900/skynews-breaking-breaking-news_7042253.png?20251231104834",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T12:33:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "50f71ace28e1df3d73b7154972648fda",
            "title": "Son of Norway's crown princess holds back tears giving evidence at rape trial",
            "description": "Marius Borg Høiby gives evidence after the first woman he is alleged to have raped told the court she believed she had been drugged.",
            "content": "The son of Norway's crown princess has begun giving evidence at his trial for rape and more than 30 other alleged offences.\nMarius Borg Høiby, 29, looked overwhelmed by the occasion, his voice quivering as he paused several times to take off his glas... [2737 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23rdxjjp4po",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/ab52/live/f05ad7f0-01c0-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T12:25:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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