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A controversial café in south London will operate under a new name from next week after giving in to proposed legal action over its ‘offensive’ shop front.

The managers of F***offee in Bermondsey Street were informed in a letter earlier this week that the building’s owners would destroy the café’s sign or take them to court unless the it is removed.

The coffee shop, which made the letter public on Twitter alongside the caption ‘No humour please, we’re British’, initially seemed unfazed by the notice.

But owner Adrian Jones later told the Standard he would change the name as it was only intended as a joke.

Mr Jones said he was on holiday when he told a maintenance worker to put up the Lego sign and upon his return, found sales had gone up by 20 per cent in just a week.

Despite a groundswell of support on social media and from customers, Mr Jones said the café will change its sign on Tuesday, October 27, but a new name is yet to be chosen.

Since the news of the controversy surrounding the name was announced, hundreds of messages have been posted on the coffee shop’s Twitter page.

One message from F***offee reads: “Apologies in advance if we are unable to reply to your tweets. We have been overwhelmed with your support...and the odd hater.”

Another added: “Sure we have haters but the vast majority of people support us.”