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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": 418636,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a8d7b6119ffa9833f745e082c3a7c76b",
            "title": "Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100",
            "description": "An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.",
            "content": "At least 13 people died and almost 100 were injured after a train derailed in Mexico's south-western Oaxaca region, the Mexican navy said.\nThe train, which was travelling between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, was carrying 241 passengers a... [855 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2328e70y7o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/d00b/live/94162e00-e455-11f0-a005-9d774466ced9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T02:15:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1d4c9cc9700dbff57911868822c6fca0",
            "title": "Trump and Zelensky appear more upbeat",
            "description": "Although both leaders express optimism in Florida there is no indication of progress, writes the BBC's Vitaliy Shevchenko.",
            "content": "The much-anticipated talks lasted two-and-a-half hours, and that's an achievement in itself. Presidents Trump and Zelensky had never before spent this long in one room, negotiating.\nAfterwards, optimism was much on display at Mar-a-Lago. It was a \"te... [2022 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17x7lnd1r7o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/88ad/live/08c7e1d0-e44c-11f0-8c64-8135cea560e2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T01:05:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "84ea8cfc21bea05d7843e38aa271749b",
            "title": "Matthew Potts poised to play in fifth Ashes Test after England rule out Gus Atkinson",
            "description": "Tourists expected to pick fast bowler in XI for series finale at SCG, while the Cricket Australia boss is confident of a ‘good wicket’ in Sydney",
            "content": "Matthew Potts is poised to play his first Ashes Test in Sydney after England confirmed that Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the series finale.\nAtkinson limped off with a hamstring issue on the second and final day of England’s rollercoaster four-w... [2416 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/dec/29/matthew-potts-fifth-ashes-test-england-cricket",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/97a378a1b5e8cdd98919ff53b8d67fcfab74db43/282_0_2822_2258/master/2822.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=e51b5cf60adf1e7c1860c3b6048e5cbf",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-29T00:51:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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