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": 545402,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "deeb8afe2f0c7183cb4ad1d36287dc56",
            "title": "Birmingham local elections 2026 live results as Labour leader predicted to lose seat",
            "description": "Voters went to the polls yesterday and now the results are set to be revealed",
            "content": "We're facing a monumental day in Birmingham as the votes from the 2026 local election are set to be counted.\nAll 101 seats from all 69 wards of Birmingham City Council are up for grabs in the all-out election with Labour looking to retain control of ... [697 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/birmingham-local-elections-2026-live-33906878",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/article33916030.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_JS405466494.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T18:14:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5f4885f054306abb568a7b785f060c1f",
                "name": "Birmingham Live",
                "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a5289eb958b883f4953ed8a0afc1912a",
            "title": "Tess Daly and Vernon Kay separating after 22 years of marriage",
            "description": "Former Strictly host Daly and Radio 2 presenter Kay jointly announced they are \"to separate amicably\".",
            "content": "Former Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly and BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay have jointly announced they are splitting up.\n\"After much consideration, and with a deep sense of care and respect for one another, we have made the decision to separate... [426 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpwpzqy899ro",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/12b0/live/fc1362b0-4b03-11f1-88b5-8b9134afe1e6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T17:50:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0edbbd34e340ccd4f04f087c63cdb78f",
            "title": "Hull City v Millwall: Championship playoff semi-final, first leg - live",
            "description": "Minute-by-minute report: Join Simon Burnton for updates as the Football League playoffs get under way",
            "content": "Hello world!\nWell, after 46 games the Championship is over. Now for the important bit.\nAt the end of the regular season Millwall and Hull were separated by precisely 10 points, with the Londoners ending up just a couple away from skipping the playoff... [2478 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2026/may/08/hull-city-v-millwall-championship-playoff-semi-final-first-leg-live",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2d3628c2bac88b2cfabc419a1889e756f0e5ec91/453_112_2066_1652/master/2066.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=739005bcfb38428df0bfda1065f5d951",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T17:41:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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