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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": 537728,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "976a22c06c861e843e422d0b5c45798e",
            "title": "Cooper condemns Iranian 'recklessness' in talks to reopen Strait of Hormuz",
            "description": "Trump said the US military would hit Iran 'extremely hard' in the next few weeks, adding they would send them 'back to the Stone Ages'. | ITV National News",
            "content": "UK foreign secretary condemned “Iranian recklessness” for “hitting global economic security”\nTravel cancellations begin in the UK after Ryanair boss warned of future fuel shortages\nIran will be hit 'very hard' in the coming weeks and sent 'back to th... [9231 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.itv.com/news/2026-04-02/uk-to-chair-global-meeting-on-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-speech-spikes-oil-prices",
            "image": "https://images.ctfassets.net/pjshm78m9jt4/2e2U3CPaXuh2oaDnz87ZWx/6736bcdac096fa73cace294d52bcc741/PA-83857924__1_.jpg?fm=jpg&fit=fill&w=1600&h=900&q=80",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T13:25:22Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "50e936df020ec4ba91592a1399c1d92f",
                "name": "ITVX",
                "url": "https://www.itv.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0860d555c66d767fdaa98f2292b661c3",
            "title": "Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar",
            "description": "The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.",
            "content": "First Minister John Swinney has signalled a softening of his stance on new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.\nThe SNP leader said that energy security should be considered in any new decisions on further exploration - which are made by the UK gov... [6844 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c937kqxyy5wo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/f240/live/47fed5c0-2e84-11f1-b297-95b0a0a8331e.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T13:01:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8cea2f00c0e8c8a5fc06c3c2c3bce715",
            "title": "Storm Dave - Met Office names latest storm as it warns of 'damaging winds and disruptive snow' over Easter weekend",
            "description": "The storm is set to bring damaging winds across northern parts of the UK later on Saturday and into Easter Sunday, with some disruptive snow possible in Scotland.",
            "content": "Parts of Britain are facing winds of up to 90mph this Easter as Dave, the UK's latest named storm, blows in.\nA warning for very strong winds that could cause damage and travel disruption was issued for parts of the UK over the weekend.\nIt is set to b... [2320 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/met-office-names-latest-storm-forecasting-damaging-winds-and-disruptive-snow-13527190",
            "image": "https://e3.365dm.com/26/04/1600x900/skynews-storm-dave-met-office_7209323.jpg?20260402113628",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T12:56:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "896bbd67b1fce1e7e97122b9a4345dab",
                "name": "Sky News",
                "url": "https://news.sky.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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