The agency boss who led coverage of the court battle over baby Charlie Gard’s right to life has won a top prize at the National Association of Press Agency Awards.

Alison Smith-Squire took the Feature of the Year at the NAPA Awards for her articles with baby Charlie’s parents, who began a legal battle to save him when doctors said his life support had to be switched off.

Smith-Squire, who runs family press agency Featureworld, said she broke the story after receiving a text from Charlie’s parents in 2017 saying: “Our son is currently in intensive care and the hospital want to end care.”