area of national beauty and we have already planted some 700,000 trees and bushes, and 16,000 jobs are being created by the project and that number will nearly double in the next few years when we get to peak activity. in total, hs2 will be using ten of the giant machines to build 64 miles of tunnel between london and the west midlands. florence, meanwhile, has onlyjust begun herjourney. it will be another three and a half years before she daylight again. theo leggett, bbc news. florence is the name of that drill. have you ever named a drill? no, i haven't. i have really used one, to be honest with you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm victoria hollins. st paul's cathedral could be forced to close permanently as it grapples with its worst funding crisis in 300 years according to those who run it.