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": 557576,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5a2fa58f99d87f3536b7ec748ed00d9f",
            "title": "UEFA Conference League",
            "description": "Follow live BBC coverage, text commentary, score updates and match stats from Crystal Palace vs Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Conference League.",
            "content": "For Palace, the success continued a remarkable spell in their history as they eye a third trophy in what would be just over 12 months.\nAfter beating Manchester City 1-0 to win the FA Cup for the first time, that achievement should have earned the Eag... [2011 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c1d235pp06vt",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/12b9/live/b3d7dfd0-4a59-11f1-a4c0-1961880a461f.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T20:54:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "00063da771b414c6c824465468469dbf",
            "title": "Exeter election results live throughout the night as polls close and count set to begin",
            "description": "Every result from every ward - live as it happens",
            "content": "Get the coffee out and stock up on the snacks because this won't be over anytime soon.\nExeter doesn't work at Sunderland speed - although some councils don't even begin their counts until tomorrow morning so we are among the lucky ones.\nLike our neig... [937 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeter-election-results-live-throughout-10954548",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.devonlive.com/article10954558.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Exeter-election-2023.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T20:26:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "938e36352bc2827d6d338114f0dd189f",
                "name": "Devon Live",
                "url": "https://www.devonlive.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "fbd2013901e5f69ccfdc6c98a0886de7",
            "title": "Two men first in British history to be found guilty of spying for China",
            "description": "Chi Leung Wai and Chung Biu Yuen convicted over surveillance of dissidents in ‘shadow policing’ operation",
            "content": "A UK Border Force officer and Hong Kong trade official based in London have been found guilty of spying for China and surveilling dissidents through a “shadow policing” operation.\nChi Leung “Peter” Wai, 38, and Chung Biu Yuen, 65, also known as Bill,... [4632 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/07/two-men-guilty-spying-for-china-uk-wai-yuen",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e496518112bf2a5f921be5d4cfa8666140587a48/0_0_5000_4000/master/5000.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=20c0308d3e3322c90b2fa3ff7da05d4e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-07T19:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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