New figures obtained by The Mail on Sunday show that at least three arrests are being made every day for sending offensive messages via phones and computers, including people harassing ex-partners by text message and making hoax threats as well as comments on social media.

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Drivers caught using their mobile phones in Surrey have blamed "ranting" ex-wives, over-zealous bosses and pregnant spouses, according to police.

BBC: Driver on mobile phone (generic)

In the campaign headquarters of Moulod Hamrouche, one of the leading ex-candidates, adrenaline-charged campaign staff manned the phones and faxes beneath blank result-charts, working desperately to pass word of the pull-out to all the campaign offices across Algeria's vast desert hinterland.

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