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": 482092,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a787334f7d87478cd2a573251f8d01da",
            "title": "US says no time frame for ending war, as Iran says reopening Strait of Hormuz 'not possible'",
            "description": "The White House says Donald Trump is \"satisfied\" with the blockade of Iran's ports, which Tehran's top negotiator calls a violation of the ceasefire.",
            "content": "Oil prices rise after ships seized in Strait of Hormuz\nOil prices gained on Thursday after reports of three vessels being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces.\nBrent, the global benchmark for crude, is hovering around $103 (£76.35) a ba... [7025 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0mjev4kn9jt",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/8965/live/c3120a40-3eb8-11f1-8602-936c496952ff.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T06:44:41Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "200f3413d1483c0a0fc99764c0f00337",
            "title": "UK undershoots annual borrowing target by £700m",
            "description": "But Iran war likely to blow hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully crafted fiscal ‘headroom’ in coming months",
            "content": "The UK government came in below its annual borrowing target by £700m, official figures show – but the Iran war is likely to blow a hole in Rachel Reeves’s carefully calculated fiscal “headroom” over the coming months.\nThe government borrowed a net to... [1643 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/uk-undershoots-annual-borrowing-target",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/84888d0396563f0283d40bc43277b50f9e58edab/658_183_4076_3261/master/4076.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=69d1a95eda39da2077fffb15eab1ab7c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T06:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ddf3cef723a6637a365d558b1c06d82d",
            "title": "Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, Iran latest, oil prices",
            "description": "European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Thursday as regional market sentiment declines.",
            "content": "LONDON — European stocks opened in negative territory on Thursday as regional market sentiment remains downbeat and oil prices tick higher.\nThe U.K.'s FTSE 100 index was down 0.5% shortly after 8:05 a.m. in London (3:05 a.m. E.T.), while Germany's DA... [2624 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/european-markets-stoxx-600-ftse-dax-cac-iran-latest-oil-prices.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/107335571-1700223936444-gettyimages-1236816210-20090101211126-99-153440.jpeg?v=1700224480&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-23T05:23:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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