this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. politicians in moscow call for military commanders to be held accountable for the deaths of russian soldiers in a ukrainian attack. fresh uk rail strikes on the first working day for many of the new year. union leaders say they want a settlement, the government says passengers have had enough. around the uk pastures are told not to use the trains all week amid a fresh wave of strikes. a british couple diane and ron hughes are among four people to die in a helicopter crash on australia s gold coast three others are critically injured. thousands queue to pay