“That smell ... it makes you want to vomit. The pecan trees, they don’t bear anymore,” said Esther Calhoun, a longtime resident of Uniontown. Photograph: Lynsey Weatherspoon/The Guardian“That smell ... it makes you want to vomit. The pecan trees, they don’t bear anymore,” said Esther Calhoun, a longtime resident of Uniontown. Photograph: Lynsey Weatherspoon/The GuardianAlabamaImports of waste from across the country have turned parts of the state into ‘a toilet bowl’ – and residents are fighting back

StageInterviewLanre Malaolu: ‘I asked myself: what will you pass on?’Sanjoy RoyThe creator of the show Samskara on how race, masculinity, psychology and emotion have shaped his work for stage and screen – and why he never wants to be put in a box Who is Lanre Malaolu? Speaking to the young actor, director, writer, choreographer and film-maker via Zoom, the question keeps occurring, albeit in different guises. Characteristically, Malaolu responds not with answers, but with stories.

GolfObituaryPeter Alliss obituaryBBC commentator known as ‘the voice of golf’ who had a successful career as a playerPeter Alliss was one of the pioneer broadcasters who learned their trade as they went along and, as most of them put it, “by the seat of their pants”. That was in the primeval days around the middle of the 20th century when fuzzy monochrome pictures of live sport were the province of the BBC outside broadcast department.

World newsPolish author jailed over killing he used as plot· Pole orchestrated murder of suspected love rival · Police stumped until they read gruesome thrillerA Polish pulp fiction writer was sentenced to 25 years in jail yesterday for his role in a grisly case of abduction, torture and murder, a crime that he then used for the plot of a bestselling thriller. In a remarkable case that has gripped Poland for months, Krystian Bala, a writer of blood-curdling fiction, was found guilty of orchestrating the murder seven years ago of a Wroclaw businessman, Dariusz Janiszewski, in a crime of passion brought on by the suspicion that the victim was sleeping with his ex-wife.

Queensland This article is more than 7 months oldQueensland girl, 12, leaps from Mega Drop show ride after harness malfunctionThis article is more than 7 months oldHolly Brown was 6 metres off the ground when she made the decision to leap from her seat on 14 May Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast “Just Don’t Look Down!

Champions League final Game and glory to Mourinho Richard Williams: Porto displayed a winning mix of skill and pragmatism to counter Monaco's expressive start. Semi-final second legs Semi-final first legs Porto 0 - 0 Deportivo If there was any consolation to take from this drab game it was that the second-leg surely can not be so unimaginative. Minute-by-minute report Monaco 3 - 1 Chelsea

The new vegetarianFoodHere's a dish that will cheer up even the glummest of midwinter dinner tables. This salad, with its sparkling colours and sharp-sweet flavours, will create the perfect counterbalance to a starchy substantial main course. And if you'd prefer a lighter and cleaner-tasting dish, simply omit the caramelised macadamia nuts. Having said that, do make them anyway - they make a wonderful nibble, and will keep for quite a while if stored in a sealed jar, though I doubt you'll be able to resist them for very long.

TV reviewTelevision & radioReviewThis testing of the Christmas classic’s violent scenes – from head-smashing paint pots to high-voltage shocks – would have been better if James Acaster and Guz Khan did less wisecracking and more suffering My grand unified theory of Home Alone is that, while people might think they enjoy it because of all the nightmarish torture Macaulay Culkin inflicts on the Wet Bandits, they actually enjoy it because of Old Man Marley, the figure ruined by loneliness after becoming estranged from his son.

True Detective: episode recapsTrue DetectiveThis episode is preoccupied is masculinity, and the ways in which men seek to control the world around them – but there is still no sign of a suspect Spoiler alert: we are recapping True Detective after UK transmission. Please don’t read on if you haven’t watched episode two. If you have seen further ahead in the series, please do not leave spoilers. Read Gwilym’s episode one recap here.

MusicReview(Partisan) Sabrina Teitelbaum writes her rage in various vivid shades, resulting in a coming of age album with PJ Harvey and Hole influences The relationship revenge fantasy is big business in pop this year. Miley Cyrus’s Flowers, a better-off-alone shrug at her ex-husband, is a global No 1; Shakira went viral annihilating her allegedly cheating ex; Lana Del Rey posted the sole billboard for her new album in her former boyfriend’s home town; SZA’s Kill Bill murdered her ex and his new girlfriend.