My iPhone5 has stopped sending iMessages

My iPhone5 has stopped sending iMessages and instead is sending all messages as texts. Why has this happened and how can I stop it happening?

Sorry, I meant, you can set up iMessage to delete the messages after a certain time (  30days, one year) or choose to keep them indefinitely. This can be set up in Settings/Messages.
Also check if you activated "send as text if iMessage is not available".
What happens if those certain contacts are sending iMessages to your phone? Are they marked with the blue bubble as iMessages?

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