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": 551688,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "17784b2feb5c3334f3c788f8dfbbb514",
            "title": "Ex-British soldier imprisoned by Russia says he feels abandoned in occupied Ukraine",
            "description": "In letters sent to the BBC from prison, Hayden Davies says he has had no contact with British authorities.",
            "content": "A former British soldier sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security Russian prison colony has told the BBC he feels abandoned by the UK government.\nHayden Davies was captured in Ukraine by Russian forces more than 18 months ago after joining the Ukr... [5549 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxper4k5w1o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/dd8f/live/433cbc70-52b8-11f1-89a3-d1f559421220.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T23:09:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "898093130e3fc812b61f84eb2540613a",
            "title": "Every word from Arteta's post-Burnley presser",
            "description": "Find out what the boss had to say following our Premier League game against the Clarets at Emirates Stadium",
            "content": "After seeing us beat Burnley and enjoy the adulation of the Emirates Stadium crowd, Mikel Arteta entered the media conference room to reflect on an evening that took us a step closer to the Premier League title.\nKai Havertz's goal saw us beat the Cla... [3597 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.arsenal.com/news/every-word-artetas-post-burnley-presser-1",
            "image": "https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/styles/desktop_16x9/public/london-england-mikel-arteta-manager-of-arsenal-applauds-the-fans-after-the-teams-victory-in_ohzvawt8.jpeg?h=28434fc6&auto=webp&itok=lichjJhi",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T22:45:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3d0ee770a2bb74d1a1b50028a30ddadd",
                "name": "Arsenal.com",
                "url": "https://www.arsenal.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2c78c26daa9a91066b325cd063863696",
            "title": "Faisal Islam: Burnham seeks to calm markets by committing to fiscal rules",
            "description": "Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is looking to manage the markets as well as the Makerfield byelection",
            "content": "Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has committed to sticking to the government's existing borrowing limits, known as its fiscal rules.\nAnd the markets appear to have reacted.\nIn recent weeks, Burnham had suggested the rules might be changed, for e... [4542 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0e2dl455d5o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/e83b/live/203c2430-52fa-11f1-a254-dfebbd019402.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-18T22:07:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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