IPhone randomly deleted all my messages, any way to get them back?

I have an iPhone 6s operating on iOS 10.3.1 and randomly today my phone deleted ALL of my messages and group chats. I can't even find my group chats now when I search for them. When I receive texts, the contacts show up out of chronological order, having one contact stay on top and the rest underneath in time order.
I have an iCloud backup and message forwarding set up with my laptop and iPad but the last time I backed up to my Cloud was a couple days ago.
I tried restarting the phone a couple times but the messages still don't show up and I tried to update the software but got stuck on the "verifying update" screen.
Basically, I'm frustrated that all my messages are gone because I have a lot that I had to respond too. Anyone know how to fix this?

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Can you take Laptops, iPads and camera on a plane?

I'm getting the latest MacBook and iPad and a new camera for Christmas and I'm going on holiday a couple of months after and was wondering if I could take them on board with me… If I can't then how do you make sure you're laptops and iPads etc are protected from being smashed when there in a suitcase. Thanks.

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