diff --git a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/blocs/article.dart b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/blocs/article.dart
index c49aef88..e9907656 100644
--- a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/blocs/article.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/blocs/article.dart
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class NewsArticleBloc extends $NewsArticleBloc {
 
     _unreadSubject.add(article.unread);
     _starredSubject.add(article.starred);
-    url = article.url;
   }
 
   void _wrapArticleAction(final Future Function() call) {
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ class NewsArticleBloc extends $NewsArticleBloc {
   final NextcloudClient _client;
   final NewsArticlesBloc _newsArticlesBloc;
 
-  late final String url;
   final _unreadSubject = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
   final _starredSubject = BehaviorSubject<bool>();
   final _errorsStreamController = StreamController<Exception>();
diff --git a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/pages/article.dart b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/pages/article.dart
index 15cf2410..a2b07e4e 100644
--- a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/pages/article.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/pages/article.dart
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ class NewsArticlePage extends StatefulWidget {
     required this.articlesBloc,
     required this.useWebView,
     this.bodyData,
+    this.url,
     super.key,
-  }) : assert(useWebView || bodyData != null, 'bodyData has to be set when not using a WebView');
+  })  : assert(useWebView || bodyData != null, 'bodyData has to be set when not using a WebView'),
+        assert(!useWebView || url != null, 'url has to be set when using a WebView');
 
   final NewsArticleBloc bloc;
   final NewsArticlesBloc articlesBloc;
   final bool useWebView;
   final String? bodyData;
+  final String? url;
 
   @override
   State<NewsArticlePage> createState() => _NewsArticlePageState();
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ class _NewsArticlePageState extends State<NewsArticlePage> {
       return (await _webviewController!.currentUrl())!;
     }
 
-    return widget.bloc.url;
+    return widget.url!;
   }
 
   @override
@@ -129,21 +132,23 @@ class _NewsArticlePageState extends State<NewsArticlePage> {
                   );
                 },
               ),
-              IconButton(
-                onPressed: () async {
-                  await launchUrlString(
-                    await _getURL(),
-                    mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication,
-                  );
-                },
-                icon: const Icon(Icons.open_in_new),
-              ),
-              IconButton(
-                onPressed: () async {
-                  await Share.share(await _getURL());
-                },
-                icon: const Icon(Icons.share),
-              ),
+              if (widget.url != null) ...[
+                IconButton(
+                  onPressed: () async {
+                    await launchUrlString(
+                      await _getURL(),
+                      mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication,
+                    );
+                  },
+                  icon: const Icon(Icons.open_in_new),
+                ),
+                IconButton(
+                  onPressed: () async {
+                    await Share.share(await _getURL());
+                  },
+                  icon: const Icon(Icons.share),
+                ),
+              ],
             ],
           ),
           body: widget.useWebView
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ class _NewsArticlePageState extends State<NewsArticlePage> {
                       javascriptMode: JavascriptMode.unrestricted,
                       onWebViewCreated: (final controller) async {
                         _webviewController = controller;
-                        await controller.loadUrl(widget.bloc.url);
+                        await controller.loadUrl(widget.url!);
                       },
                       onPageStarted: (final _) {
                         setState(() {
diff --git a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/widgets/articles_view.dart b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/widgets/articles_view.dart
index ffaa3317..6506185e 100644
--- a/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/widgets/articles_view.dart
+++ b/packages/neon/lib/src/apps/news/widgets/articles_view.dart
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class _NewsArticlesViewState extends State<NewsArticlesView> {
             debugPrint(s.toString());
           }
 
-          if (viewType == ArticleViewType.direct && bodyData != null) {
+          if ((viewType == ArticleViewType.direct || article.url == null) && bodyData != null) {
             await Navigator.of(context).push(
               MaterialPageRoute(
                 builder: (final context) => NewsArticlePage(
@@ -231,11 +231,13 @@ class _NewsArticlesViewState extends State<NewsArticlesView> {
                   articlesBloc: widget.bloc,
                   useWebView: false,
                   bodyData: bodyData,
+                  url: article.url,
                 ),
               ),
             );
-          } else if (Provider.of<NeonPlatform>(context, listen: false).canUseWebView &&
-              viewType == ArticleViewType.internalBrowser) {
+          } else if (viewType == ArticleViewType.internalBrowser &&
+              article.url != null &&
+              Provider.of<NeonPlatform>(context, listen: false).canUseWebView) {
             await Navigator.of(context).push(
               MaterialPageRoute(
                 builder: (final context) => NewsArticlePage(
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ class _NewsArticlesViewState extends State<NewsArticlesView> {
                   ),
                   articlesBloc: widget.bloc,
                   useWebView: true,
+                  url: article.url,
                 ),
               ),
             );
@@ -254,10 +257,12 @@ class _NewsArticlesViewState extends State<NewsArticlesView> {
             if (article.unread) {
               bloc.markArticleAsRead(article);
             }
-            await launchUrlString(
-              article.url,
-              mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication,
-            );
+            if (article.url != null) {
+              await launchUrlString(
+                article.url!,
+                mode: LaunchMode.externalApplication,
+              );
+            }
           }
         },
       );
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.dart b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.dart
index 287a07a3..ad82d30c 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.dart
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@ class NewsArticle {
     required this.id,
     required this.guid,
     required this.guidHash,
-    required this.url,
+    this.url,
     required this.title,
     this.author,
     required this.pubDate,
@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ class NewsArticle {
 
   final String guidHash;
 
-  final String url;
+  final String? url;
 
   final String title;
 
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.g.dart b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.g.dart
index 1c6f3595..6e83b080 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.g.dart
+++ b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.g.dart
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ NewsArticle _$NewsArticleFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) => NewsArticle(
       id: json['id'] as int,
       guid: json['guid'] as String,
       guidHash: json['guidHash'] as String,
-      url: json['url'] as String,
+      url: json['url'] as String?,
       title: json['title'] as String,
       author: json['author'] as String?,
       pubDate: json['pubDate'] as int,
diff --git a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.json b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.json
index 0166ca15..6d290724 100644
--- a/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.json
+++ b/packages/nextcloud/lib/src/nextcloud.openapi.json
@@ -1162,7 +1162,6 @@
           "id",
           "guid",
           "guidHash",
-          "url",
           "title",
           "pubDate",
           "body",
diff --git a/specs/news.json b/specs/news.json
index 2084e50e..770e483d 100644
--- a/specs/news.json
+++ b/specs/news.json
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@
           "id",
           "guid",
           "guidHash",
-          "url",
           "title",
           "pubDate",
           "body",