IPhone 4S randomly re-sending text messages

My iPhone 4S keeps re-sending random text messages.
The messages can be days or even weeks old, they always go to the original recipient, but the phone is doing it, not me. They are texts to a friend I text frequently, so it doesn't really matter, but how do I stop it as sometimes they arrive in the middle of the night!
It also sometimes receives texts in the wrong order - not sure if that's related.
Thanks for any advice.

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