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": 550248,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0f38da4254025bb150435d3eef053707",
            "title": "Middlesbrough to train for playoff final in case Southampton are expelled over spygate",
            "description": "Middlesbrough will return to training on Friday to prepare for a potential playoff final as they push for Southampton to be expelled after allegations of spying",
            "content": "Middlesbrough are scheduled to return to training on Friday in order to be ready to contest a potential playoff final against Hull at Wembley on Saturday week.\nAlthough Boro lost the semi-final to Southampton, they are pushing for the south-coast sid... [2795 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/13/middlesbrough-to-train-for-playoff-final-in-case-southampton-over-spygate",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/63ed88c4f7faa91e7cbb38209b32f02524db963b/532_0_4738_3790/master/4738.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=f13e3942f0bbe68825185810b1e80e95",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T20:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "177d43242f6be8bd8f8753dc9ae9f4bc",
            "title": "Hearts v Falkirk LIVE: Scottish Premiership latest score and updates as history on the line and Celtic bid to take title race to final day",
            "description": "Hearts will win a first league title since 1960 if they beat Falkirk and Celtic lose at Motherwell",
            "content": "83 mins: The equaliser at Fir Park was scored by Liam Gordon who came through the Hearts youth system as well.\nIt certainly feels as though the title race has swung firmly in Hearts’ favour right now.\nTynecastle Park has just erupted in cheers as new... [2085 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/hearts-falkirk-celtic-live-score-scottish-premiership-b2975647.html",
            "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/05/13/20/01KRHDFJYZ2M0DY48K6WJN90NT.jpg?width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T19:38:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f8518b8c19a5faa5f4a797aca3b983f4",
            "title": "Valdo Calocane brother tells inquiry he felt powerless over killer’s mental ill health",
            "description": "Elias Calocane says he thought violent messages sent by brother related to suicidal thoughts not harming others",
            "content": "The younger brother of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in an attack in Nottingham, said he felt “powerless” over his sibling’s mental ill health and believed violent messages his brother had sent concerned suicidal thoughts.\nValdo Cacocane, w... [3670 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/13/valdo-calocane-brother-inquiry-mental-ill-health",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5573563006c32167f29331df37e9f03afbceda27/614_108_2513_2011/master/2513.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=d06a2c25e31ff44dc1f61186ab11138f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-13T19:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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