Cat dies after being thrown off Russian train by conductor

State-owned railway company RZhD apologises as conductor faces calls to be sacked and potentially prosecuted

A cat has died in Russia after being thrown off a train in freezing temperatures by a conductor who has faced calls to be sacked and potentially prosecuted.

The state-owned railway company RZhD has apologised to the owners of Twix, the ginger-and-white cat who was dumped into the snow in Kirov on 11 January.