Sunday Times magazine feature writer Richard Girling has been named environmental journalist of the year for a second year running.

Girling picked up the award, along with a £1,000 cash prize, at the Environmental Journalism Awards – which are organised in association with Peugeot and Press Gazette.

The judges said: “Richard Girling’s input to the environmental debate was yet again an outstanding and compelling contribution, highlighting issues, which are relevant to every household in Britain.