
United Kingdom News API
Get the live top headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United Kingdom News APIAPI 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": 6652122, "articles": [ { "title": "How HS2 squandered billions to become a national embarrassment", "description": "Trains may run between somewhere near London and Birmingham by 2036, a decade late – and slower than planned", "content": "Your support helps us to tell the story Read more Support Now From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PA... [7853 chars]", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/hs2-high-speed-rail-london-birmingham-b2772266.html", "image": "https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/06/18/18/13/Colne-Valley-Viaduct_16-by-9-1400x631-copy.jpeg?trim=0,0,0,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800", "publishedAt": "2025-06-18T18:18:00Z", "source": { "name": "The Independent", "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk" } }, { "title": "Future of Notting Hill Carnival 'in jeopardy'", "description": "The carnival's chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request extra funding.", "content": "The future of the Notting Hill Carnival could be in doubt without \"urgent funding\" from the government, its organisers said in a letter leaked to the BBC.\nCarnival chair Ian Comfort has written to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy to request the funding, ... [449 chars]", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8zxk083qko", "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/e2da/live/9ae9d2d0-4c5d-11f0-ae71-69df9e8fb45a.jpg", "publishedAt": "2025-06-18T17:32:57Z", "source": { "name": "BBC", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk" } }, { "title": "Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones reveals 26-year marriage to producer husband is over - and he's moved on with lookalike", "description": "RUTH Jones has revealed she's split from her husband of 26 years - and he's dating a lookalike of the Gavin and Stacey star.The actress and writer qui", "content": "The popular BBC sitcom star has separated from her other half\nfinal scene Gavin and Stacey star Ruth Jones reveals 26-year marriage to producer husband is over – and he’s moved on with lookalike\nRUTH Jones has revealed she's split from her husband of... [2302 chars]", "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/35466209/gavin-and-stacey-star-ruth-jones-marriage-over/", "image": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/newspress-collage-v3abigw03-1750268968013.jpg?1750272585&strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1", "publishedAt": "2025-06-18T17:14:22Z", "source": { "name": "The Sun", "url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk" } } ] }