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► Have you subscribed to 5 News?: http://bit.ly/5NewsSub ►An eight-year-old girl who wrote a book about her natural hair hopes others will be inspired to love who they are, amid calls for better black representation and more "identity-affirming" characters in children's literature. Tiana Akoh-Arrey, from south-east London, wrote her first book at the age of seven, called My Afro: Twin Best Friends, which was published in December 2021 and is about her and her best friend who had the same type of hair as her, "while everyone else has straight, silky or curly hair". Speaking during Black History Month, which runs in October in the UK, Tiana told the PA news agency: "I wanted to show that people who have my type of hair have challenges and sometimes find it hard to love their hair texture plus all the struggle of making it look beautiful." While in year one, Tiana took part in a writing programme called Mrs Wordsmith which gave her the confidence to start writing her own "little books". ► Follow 5 News on Twitter to keep up to date with the latest news -   / 5_news   Message us on Facebook to share your opinion -   / c5news   See our latest pictures and videos on Instagram -   / c5news   ► About 5 News: We bring you the stories that matter to you, from around the world and across the UK. 🎥 We post daily playlists with the biggest news of the day, interviews, special reports and investigations. 📺 Catch us on TV on Channel 5 every weekday 5-6pm 📱 Get in touch with us on WhatsApp at +44 7555 500 501 🎧 Listen to "How Did We Get Here? Explaining The News" wherever you get your podcasts: https://podfollow.com/how-did-we-get-... Our flagship, hour-long programme at 5pm is watched on Channel 5 by up to a million viewers, with regular news updates throughout the day. ITN changed the TV news landscape when it launched 5 News in 1997, producing Five News for nine years before winning the contract to supply news to Channel 5 again from 2012.