PRESS DIGEST-Financial Times - Jan 8

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Headlines

- Travellers to England face compulsory Covid checks https://on.ft.com/3q3HiYz - US to delay tariff on French goods over digital sales tax https://on.ft.com/39fMGRG

- Johnson admits to early problems with jabs programme https://on.ft.com/35g4NWD - Daimler avoids fines after hitting European CO2 targets https://on.ft.com/3bkRloa

Overview - Passengers arriving into England from abroad will be compelled to take tests for Covid-19 before they travel in an effort to limit the spread of new strains of coronavirus.

- The United States will delay imposing tariffs on $1.3 bn of French goods in response to the country's digital services tax, heading off an escalation in transatlantic trade tensions just ahead of Joe Biden's inauguration. - Boris Johnson on Thursday admitted to early problems with the UK's Covid-19 vaccination programme but insisted the government was on track to hit its target of inoculating almost 14m people by February 15.

- Germany's Daimler comfortably reached EU-wide carbon emissions targets in 2020 because of a last-minute boom in the sale of electric and hybrid cars, the boss of the Mercedes-Benz-owner said. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom)