‘I was given six months to live – but am making world record attempts eight years later’

Paul Jameson was ‘devastated’ when he was diagnosed with MND - (Collect/PA Real Life)

A father-of-three from Surrey, diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) and initially given as little as six months to live, is defying medical expectations eight years on.

Paul Jameson, 65, is not only still "smiling" but is now determined to break the societal taboo surrounding death.