This year Halloween is right in the middle of the week, which means you’ve got two weekends to celebrate it! If you haven’t had your fill of frights, here are this weekend’s eeriest events and activities around London.

Sharon Spence Lieb explores Cancun, reminding us that there is so much more to the city than the night-life.

The Australian government will continue to provide consular support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has sided with European Union leaders who say they should not be lectured by others on how they handle their economic crisis.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr is taking a very unorthodox approach in his efforts to secure the release of an Australian lawyer from an Libyan prison, the coalition says.

Prime Minister Gillard urges Europe to implement expansionary policies to rescue itself from the debt crisis, pointing to Australia as a model of growth with fiscal discipline.

Australian financial markets breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Greece’s two main pro-bailout parties won enough votes to form a government, easing fears it could dump the euro currency and reject internationally agreed austerity measures.

Australian human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell says Barack Obama’s gay marriage stance is a boost to the worldwide campaign for marriage equality and will help end ‘sexual apartheid’.

Ex-Playboy model steals the show in Mexican presidential race.

Alamos, a sleepy colonial town hidden in a vast Mexican desert, conjures magic and beauty for SHARON SPENCE LIEB.

Surfing has to be up there as one of the greatest things in the world to travel to. No matter where in the world you are – be it Europe, the Americas or back home Down Under – there’s bound to be a gnarly beach ‘nearby’ that is worth heading to.

CHRIS’S KITCHEN | Spoilt rotten this Easter and left with a mountain of chocolate eggs not even an army of toddlers could destroy? Don’t despair! Our favourite Aussie chef has a few tips on how to turn the eggs into tasty treats.

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has ruled out a leadership challenge to Julia Gillard who maintains she has the support of the Labor caucus.

MUSIC FROM THE MOTHERLAND | Jason Donovan is back on the beat, the Arctic Monkeys fluff their lines and the King goes on holiday from the J’s.

Tim from Willow Tree, Benji from Oviedo, Jessica from Santander and Sara from Sydney all live in this week’s Our House in West Hampstead.

The New South Wales Mounted Police and Australian Aborigines will perform for the Queen as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations next year.

While a high percentage of visitors to Mexico will explore the bars of Cancun, the beach in front of their hotel and possibly a day trip to some ruins, other travellers experience one of the most stunning, historical and culturally rich nations on the planet. RAQUEL MESSI took the plunge.

Kirsty from Queensland, Johanna from New South Wales, Ben and Mike from Chester and Andrew from Perth all live in this week’s Our House in Bermondsey.

Kevin Rudd, the Australian foreign minister, was forced to use all his powers of diplomacy to convince US Customs officials that Vegemite was in fact our favourite national spread and not a suspicious plane threat.