For those that don't need to get that 0.34-inch thin tablet in hand immediately, you can order on Apple.com starting at 1AM PT .

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The teenager had only got to bed at 1am after losing her doubles quarter-final alongside Sally Peers against Maria Kirilenko and Agnieszka Radwanska late on Wednesday evening.

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But there are reports that some firms have ordered their bond traders to start work at 1am on Friday, given the unclear outcome of the UK general election the previous day.

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His typical routine would be to wake up at noon, work from 2pm to 10pm, have dinner then go on a bike ride in the still-clear light, returning at 1am for a little dessert.

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It could be the sight of two men assembling a photographic rig that looks like some sort of siege engine in the middle of the street at 1am, or it could be the Cayman.

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The three-and-a-half hour contest ended when a disheartened Gonzalez, who lost the fourth set on a HawkEye challenge, double-faulted at just gone 1am local time.

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To clear the backlog Mr Hammond was allowing incoming flights to arrive at Heathrow throughout the night, while outbound planes would be taking off up until 1am.

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