News about John Riddle

The sense of sadness at the Sycamore Gap tree's death in the spring is perhaps more acute. That is certainly how it looks to visitors here, particularly those laying daffodils and rosary beads at the spot where it once stood. The mighty sentinel between Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland was always at its best, with its shiny emerald leaves.

When John Riddle, 58, was about to use the bathroom at his Hollywood home when he discovered it was already full - by the massive reptile sitting inside the toilet bowl. The scaled intruder looked as shocked as Riddle as it began to yell at him vociferously at him, before pointing to Riddle's camera for a frightening snapshot. 'I walked in my bathroom and discovered Godzilla in my toilet,' Riddle said.' 'He didn't appear at all excited and started splashing and hissing at me.'