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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": 505570,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "294405f7002e2a1f2ddb50475725cd07",
            "title": "Live court updates as Birmingham City Council attempts to block bin strike protests",
            "description": "We are live from Birmingham County Court where the city council is seeking an injunction to stop bin strike supporters from blocking its trucks and delaying collections",
            "content": "Protestor tells court peaceful demos 'must not be outlawed'\nStuart Richardson gets to his feet - he is the only person present in court who claims he is one of the 'persons unknown' who has been involved in protest activity at or near the depots oper... [12680 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/bins-court-protests-live-breaking-33416142",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.birminghammail.co.uk/incoming/article33418922.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/0_JS396315604.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T12:38:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5f4885f054306abb568a7b785f060c1f",
                "name": "Birmingham Live",
                "url": "https://www.birminghammail.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "21377d0b172e5323043fbdc8dfe8a185",
            "title": "Man who stabbed Army officer detained for life as judge hands him hospital order",
            "description": "The judge, Mr Justice Picken, says there is \"clear evidence\" Anthony Esan was unwell at the time of the attack but describes the stabbing as \"targeted\".",
            "content": "'A wave of terror'\nLt Col Mark Teeton's wife Eileen had told the court on Monday how she rushed to help a soldier lying on the ground - and then realised it was her husband.\nAfter hearing cries for help while in her garden and rushing outside, Mrs Te... [5843 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c15054j28z8t",
            "image": "https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/core/website/assets/static/news/images/metadata/poster-1024x576.5f404a8b8b.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T12:14:03Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c0da71b9bb3d5be7c7bef4537638552a",
            "title": "Friedrich Merz arrives at Munich Security Conference ahead of speech - live",
            "description": "German chancellor among key figures to speak as three-day security gathering opens",
            "content": "From 4h ago\nMorning opening: World order 'under destruction'\nJakub Krupa\nGood morning from Munich, where dozens of global leaders are set to meet at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel to discuss the latest in EU-US ties – and other burning global issues, such... [17499 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/feb/13/munich-security-conference-rubio-flies-in-amid-testing-times-for-us-europe-ties-live",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4bb7ef5daa98cd876af6b357c8dce52a7a640b22/1211_256_3667_2933/master/3667.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=f2fbededf1d5030a168d290fc6e63eae",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T12:05:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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