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United Kingdom News API

Get the live top headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

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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": 414738,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f5052a606ddb09e4eb6f9de1187edc44",
            "title": "Positive thinking could boost immune response to vaccines, say scientists",
            "description": "People picturing positive experiences found to produce more antibodies, hinting at future clinical potential",
            "content": "Positive thoughts may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body’s natural defences.\nScientists have found people who used positive thinking to boost activity in the brain’s reward system r... [3076 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/19/positive-thinking-could-boost-immune-response-to-vaccines-study-finds",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e96883520a205430ed33e6d26d69065d42d9a90c/410_251_1397_1118/master/1397.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=c50913eb471496c0f623f31ffc8940df",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T16:16:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4d835fb0e180c923cc0c2e4f7bc1f0c2",
            "title": "Trump's tariff threat won't pressure Greenland, its leader says, as Starmer plays down retaliation",
            "description": "Trump says he will impose 10% tariffs on the UK and other countries that oppose his plan to take over Greenland - rising to 25% later in the year.",
            "content": "Watch experts answer your questions live\nWe’ll be answering your questions on Trump’s latest tariff threat live in the next few moments.\nChristian Fraser will present the Q&A session at 15:30 on the BBC News Channel and on this page. He'll be joined ... [11310 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2k7gv0znmt",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/6c61/live/302e4560-f546-11f0-a422-4ba8a094a8fa.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T15:31:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "686a3eab3903ce8fd897ee2976e93349",
            "title": "Shamima Begum ‘could be free in days’",
            "description": "Fierce fighting around Syrian prisons risks freeing Londoner and thousands of Islamic State jihadists",
            "content": "Shamima Begum could be freed from her Syrian detention camp amid a violent struggle for control of Islamic State prisons.\nBegum, 26, who was stripped of her British citizenship after leaving east London more than a decade ago to join IS, is being hel... [5736 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/01/19/shamima-begum-could-be-free-days-syria-prisons/",
            "image": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/briefs/2026/01/19/TELEMMGLPICT000307379128_17688287626880_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BquXDn3epLgxHFs48USPO9c8sf27ol1ALQmB58aQBiQSM.jpeg?impolicy=OG-Standard",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-19T14:59:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0fc579b3cc7a823fd67a74b9ed6f0796",
                "name": "The Telegraph",
                "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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