People survived the crash and were taken to hospital. Now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. The village of manston is a short drive from the kent coast. Down the road as the port of ramsgate. In the village itself there was a church and thejolly farmer pub, and next door is the airfield and, because of that, manston has been welcoming new arrivals for years. In the 20s, students arrived for pilot training, in the 50s, it was used as a base to carry out drills. Now manston airfield is hosting new arrivals again. Thousands are coming across the channel by small boat. Many are taking to this facility. You have an Asylum System completely gridlocked. As more people arrived, the government has condemned an invasion. The system is broken. Illegal migration is out of control. And so the small village in kent finds itself as part of a story that raises fundamental questions about how the uk responds to those who arrive on our shores. Hello, welcome. Now, this is the plan this week. We will
people survived the crash and were taken to hospital. now on bbc news, ros atkins on the week. the village of manston is a short drive from the kent coast. down the road as the port of ramsgate. in the village itself there was a church and thejolly farmer pub, and next door is the airfield and, because of that, manston has been welcoming new arrivals for years. in the 20s, students arrived for pilot training, in the 50s, it was used as a base to carry out drills. now manston airfield is hosting new arrivals again. thousands are coming across