Thanks for joining me. Oil prices fell overnight as traders reacted for the first time to the removal of  Nicolas Maduro as leader of Venezuela in a strike by US forces. Here is what you need to know. 5 things to start your day 1) Shell eyes return to Venezuela to claim gas billions | Huge investment opportunity for British oil company and other majors 2) Venezuela becomes Trump’s energy superweapon against China | Beijing ‘is the biggest loser’ from Nicolás Maduro’s capture 3) Deaths to outnumber births from now on, Resolution Foundation warns | Shift prompts ‘hard questions about the future of our public services’ 4) Unemployment climbs close to EU levels for first time | Narrowing of the gap suggests Britain’s problems are largely home-grown 5) Collapsing birth rates may be the biggest challenge of our era | Governments are under pressure to increase the birth rate What happened overnight Oil prices fell back while the prices of precious metals surged after the US capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in a weekend …