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According to the UK Payments Markets Survey, cards began outstripping cash in 2012.

He added that, coming out of lockdowns, there was a period of "unusually higher earnings" for drivers, as demand outstripped supply of available rides.

"Regrettably demand for care in our hospitals continues to outstrip current capacity."

All three schools ended the last financial year in a deficit position, with the trust saying "their costs have outstripped their income".

Advocates of expansion of the UK's largest airport say it is vital for boosting national economic growth - not least because demand is outstripping supply.