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United Kingdom Health News API

Get the live top health headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

Get API key for the United Kingdom Health 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=health&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 129472,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8c5ab87086ca20f66c4713b71e101f60",
            "title": "Anal cancer: Woman left in pain six years after radiotherapy treatment",
            "description": "Trish Prosser said she was too embarrassed to tell loved ones about the type of cancer she had as she felt there was a stigma surrounding anal cancer.",
            "content": "A woman diagnosed with anal cancer has said she thought she was going to die after being left in agony following pelvic radiotherapy treatment.\nTrish Prosser, 57, said her vaginal walls closed over and she is still dealing with the pain six years on.... [3864 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yq1yg9ldwo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/43a5/live/1f691660-221e-11f1-ba1b-c11f35d24abc.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T00:00:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c500d390806f4438303347428bd06004",
            "title": "Barry man diagnosed with multiple sclerosis after falling on lads holiday",
            "description": "George Mckinty says he became concerned as he also suffered from vision problems in one eye.",
            "content": "A 26-year-old man was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) after noticing problems with his vision and falling over while on holiday with friends in Ibiza.\nGeorge Mckinty, from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, said the disease had \"devastated\" his social ... [6422 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8287pyg7xo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/b6e2/live/862a9ab0-22da-11f1-90cb-27c5deaacbc1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T22:08:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cd5429ae408ad9d4748f3e4665f28eb6",
            "title": "‘Terrified’ Canterbury woman, 22, struck by meningitis as boyfriend, 20, fights in intensive care unit after night out at Club Chemistry",
            "description": "A young woman has told how she was struck down with suspected meningitis just hours after her boyfriend was rushed to hospital.",
            "content": "A young woman has told how she was struck down with suspected meningitis just hours after her boyfriend was rushed to hospital.\n“Terrified” Millie Collins is recovering at home after contracting the illness from partner Owen Davies, who remains in in... [4888 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/terrified-woman-22-struck-by-meningitis-as-boyfriend-20-337924/",
            "image": "https://www.kentonline.co.uk/_media/img/P37X4BKLOJULZHUGHPF6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-18T21:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "86f34d88cdf9615a9af32303a7e5dc34",
                "name": "Kent Online",
                "url": "https://www.kentonline.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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